Dr. Gavin Murphy

• Gavin Murphy, A systematic review and thematic synthesis of research on school leadership in the Republic of Ireland, Journal of Educational Administration, 57, (6), 2019, p675 - 689Journal Article, 2019
• Gavin Murphy, Leadership preparation, career pathways and the policy context: Irish novice principals' perceptions of their experiences, Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2020Journal Article, 2020, URL
• Gavin Murphy, Exploring Principals' Understandings and Cultivation of Leadership at All Levels During Initial Teacher Preparation School Placement, International Studies in Educational Administration, 47, (2), 2019, p88-106Journal Article, 2019
• Exploring and Queer(y)ing the Subjectivity of Educational Leadership Researchers Who Pursue Queer Issues in, editor(s)Richard Niesche and Amanda Heffernan , Theorizing Identity and Subjectivity in Educational Leadership Research, Routledge, 2020, pp176 - 190, [Bryan Duarte and Gavin Murphy]Book Chapter, 2020
• A tangled tale? Teachers making sense of school evaluation in The Republic of Ireland in, editor(s)Eli Ottesen and Fiona Stephens , School Evaluation with a Purpose: Stories from European Schools, Routledge, 2018, pp53-66 , [Gavin Murphy]Book Chapter, 2018
• Putting research evidence into practice. Policy directions and professional futures. in, editor(s)Brian Mooney , Ireland's Yearbook of Education 2020-21 | Education Matters, Dublin, 2021, pp334 - 338, [Gavin Murphy]Book Chapter, 2021
• Taking charge of accountability in, Australian Educational Leader, Australia, 2019, pp52 - 54, [Gavin Murphy and David Gurr]Book Chapter, 2019
• Gavin Murphy, Student Voice and Participation - A Critical Review with specific reference to the Leadership in and Administration of Irish Post-Primary Schools, European Educational Research Association, Copenhagen, 2017, 2017Conference Paper, 2017
• Gavin Murphy, A review of leadership preparation and development for the Irish secondary school context, Education Studies Association of Ireland, Cork, 2017, 2017Conference Paper, 2017
• Bryan Duarte and Gavin Murphy, Queer(y)ing educational leadership researchers who pursue queer issues: What comes next? , University Council for Educational Administration, New Orleans, 2019, 2019Conference Paper, 2019
• Gavin Murphy, (Dis)connected Through Mentoring During School Placement? An Exploratory Case Study of Irish Secondary Schools Since 2014 Initial Teacher Education Reform, European Educational Research Association, Dublin, 2016, 2016Conference Paper, 2016
• Gavin Murphy, Leadership Preparation in Initial Teacher Education, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, 2020, 2020Conference Paper, 2020
• Bryan Duarte and Gavin Murphy, Engaging With Educational Leadership Researchers Who Pursue Queer Issues: Lessons for Preparation and Development, American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, 2020, 2020Conference Paper, 2020
• Evidence-Informed Practice in the Context of the Republic of Ireland in, editor(s)Joel Malin and Chris Brown , The Handbook of Evidence-Informed Practice in Education: Learning from International Contexts, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021, [Gavin Murphy and Martin Brown]Book Chapter, 2021
• Gavin Murphy, Exploring Irish-Immersion School Principals' Leadership Identities: Practices, Policy and Professionalism, The European Conference on Educational Research, Geneva (Online), September 2021, 2021Conference Paper, 2021
• Gavin Murphy, Performing or Reforming? Teacher Leaders' Perspectives of Putting Research into Practice in the Republic of Ireland, The European Conference on Educational Research, Geneva (Online), September 2021, 2021Conference Paper, 2021
• Gavin Murphy, Blake Coulter, Jo Gleeson, Quality use of research: Considerations from Ireland and Australia for Irish leaders engaged in school self-evaluation, Leadership+, 2021Review Article, 2021
• Gavin Murphy, Melanie Ní Dhuinn and ShoutOut, Capacity building partnership to promote equity and justice in teacher and school leaders' education for LGBTQ+ school community members, TCD's Pride in Research, Trinity College Dublin, June 2021, 2021Conference Paper, 2021
• Gavin Murphy, Principals' accounts of practices, system support and challenges in leading secondary immersion education in Ireland, Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2022, phttps://doi.org/10.1080/002206Journal Article, 2022
• Gavin Murphy and Thomas Brennan, Enacting Distributed Leadership in the Republic of Ireland: Assessing Primary School Principals' Developmental Needs Using Constructive Developmental Theory, Educational Management, Administration and Leadership, 2022, phttps://doi.org/10.1177/174114Journal Article, 2022, URL
• Gavin Murphy and Thomas Brennan, Enacting Distributed Leadership in the Republic of Ireland: Assessing Primary School Principals' Developmental Needs Using Constructive Developmental Theory, Education Studies Association of Ireland, Dublin , April 2022, 2022Conference Paper, 2022
• Gavin Murphy and Melanie Ní Dhuinn, Pedagogy, possibilities and potential of a partnership between formal and informal teacher educators for LGBTQ+-specific inclusion and diversity, Education Studies Association of Ireland, Dublin, April 2022, 2022Conference Paper, 2022
• Gavin Murphy and Melanie Ní Dhuinn, Pedagogical practices and partnerships promoting LGBTQ+ specific inclusion and diversity approaches in an initial teacher education programme module, Association for Teacher Education in Europe Winter Conference, Sestri Levante, Italy, April 2022, 2022Conference Paper, 2022
• Gavin Murphy and Melanie Ni Dhuinn, The possibilities and potential of a pedagogical partnership between university and community-based initial teacher educators for LGBTQ+-specific inclusion and diversity, Frontiers in Education | Teacher Education, 2022, phttps://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.Journal Article, 2022
• Gavin Murphy and Dympna Devine, Sensemaking in and for times of crisis and change: Irish primary school principals and the Covid-19 pandemic, School Leadership and Management, 2023Journal Article, 2023, URL
• Ann, Devitt, Joanne Banks, Aibhin Bray, Gavin Murphy, Sergio Sanchez, Marta Sandoval , Mapping Evidence-Based Practices Within the Universal Design for Learning Framework, Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth, Chicago, United States, 13-16th April 2023, edited by American Educational Research Association , 2023Conference Paper, 2023
• Gavin Murphy, Joanne Banks, Distributed Leadership For Inclusive Middle Leadership Practice: Exploring Gaps, Challenges and Opportunities, The Value of Diversity in Education and Educational Research , Glasgow, August, edited by European Educational Research Association , 2023Conference Paper, 2023
• Gavin Murphy, Marco Snoek, Zoe Robertson, Collaborative Professional Learning and the Role of Universities, The Value of Diversity in Education and Educational Research , Glasgow, August , edited by European Conference of Educational Research , 2023Conference Paper, 2023
• Michael Buckley, Gavin Murphy, Contemporary Roles of Chairpersons, Principals and Teachers on Boards of Management in Primary Schools in the Republic of Ireland , The Value of Diversity in Education and Educational Research , Glasgow, August, edited by European Conference of Educational Research , 2023Conference Paper, 2023
• Gavin Murphy, Dympna Devine, Sensemaking in and for times of crisis and change: Irish primary school principals and the Covid-19 pandemic, Leadership+, (124), 2022Review Article, 2022
• Gavin Murphy, 10 years of Irish research on school leadership: What does it say? , Leadership+, (110), 2019Review Article, 2019
• A Decade of School Leadership Research Insights, Implications, Applications in, editor(s)Brian Mooney , Education Matters | Ireland's Yearbook of Education 2019-20, Dublin, 2020, pp183 - 189, [Gavin Murphy]Book Chapter, 2020
• Gavin Murphy, Developing Teachers, Developing Leaders: Relationships Between Research-Engagement, Leadership Development, and School Evaluation, Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action, Philadelphia, April 2024, edited by American Educational Research Association , 2024Conference Paper, 2024

• Dympna Devine, Ciara Nic Cárthaigh, Gavin Murphy, So, How Was School Today?, Dublin, 2017Report
• Centre for School Leadership, 'Newly appointed senior leaders' perceptions of their preparation in a reformed policy context', (Blogs and Fireside Chats), https://cslireland.ie/new-senior-leaders-hex/45-learning-to-be-a-school-leader/new-senior-leaders/890-new-senior-leader-research.html, Centre for School Leadership, 2020, -Broadcast
• Teachers' Education Review, 'School Leadership with Gavin Murphy', Australia, 2021, -Broadcast
• Gavin Murphy, Overviewing school leadership: Considerations from theory and research for the Irish context, Leadership and Management in Education, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, 22 September , 2021, Dr T.J. Ó CeallaighInvited Talk
• Murphy, G. and Brennan, T. , Leading evaluation for school and teacher development, Collective of Educational Leaders, University of Wollongong, Australia, Online, 1 June , 2022, Dr Kylie LipscombeInvited Talk
• Gavin Murphy, In Conversation With: Educational Policy and Leadership Experts, November , In:Contemporary issues in educational policy and leadership research and practice, 2021Meetings /Conferences Organised
• Gavin Murphy, In Conversation With: Educational Policy and Leadership Experts, November, In:Middle leadership in schools: A research overview, 2021Meetings /Conferences Organised
• Gavin Murphy, In Conversation With: Educational Policy and Leadership Experts, December, In:Growing a diverse school leadership pipeline for educational equity, 2021Meetings /Conferences Organised
• Gavin Murphy, In Conversation With: Educational Policy and Leadership Experts, January, In:Culturally Responsive School Leadership, 2022Meetings /Conferences Organised
• Gavin Murphy, Policy and practice of professional development in Ireland: Critically appraising contemporary issues from an educational leadership perspective, Masters in Educational Leadership and Learning, University of Edinburgh, March, 2023Invited Talk
• Gavin Murphy, Joanne Banks, Distributed Leadership: Inclusive Culture and the Middle Leader, Education Scotland - Middle Leadership Development, Online, May, 2023, Education ScotlandInvited Talk
• Gavin Murphy, High-Leverage Practices - Refining and Reflecting on Pedagogical Practices for Real World Contexts, Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board Teach Meet, Online, October, 2022, Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training BoardInvited Talk
• Gavin Murphy, In Conversation With: Educational Policy and Leadership Experts | School Middle Leaders' Sensemaking of a Generally Outlined Reform, February , 2023, OnlineMeetings /Conferences Organised
• Gavin Murphy, In Conversation With: Educational Policy and Leadership Experts | Quality Teaching and Quality Teaching Rounds. An Overview., February, 2023, OnlineMeetings /Conferences Organised
• Gavin Murphy, In Conversation With: Educational Policy and Leadership Experts | Evidence Use for Educational Improvement: Integrating data-informed decision-making and research-informed teaching, March, 2023, OnlineMeetings /Conferences Organised
• Gavin Murphy, In Conversation With: Educational Policy and Leadership Experts | Rethinking School Leaders' Work, March, 2023, OnlineMeetings /Conferences Organised
• Melanie Ní Dhuinn, Gavin Murphy, Declan Fahie, Bella Fitzpatrick, 'LGBTQI+ Issues in Education', Let's Talk About Sociology of Education, Spotify, 2021, -Broadcast
• Gavin Murphy, Contemporary School Leadership in the Irish Context: What We've Learnt and What Lies Ahead, Boston College, 2 April 2024, 2024, Lynch School of Education and Irish Studies, Boston CollegeInvited Talk
• Gavin Murphy, Language and Literacy Instruction in Irish Policy and Practice Contexts, Literacy and Languages Speaker Series, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 10 April 2024, 2024, Prof. Catherine Snow and HGSE Ed.M. Literacy and Languages ConcentrationInvited Talk

Gavin's research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of educational policy, leadership, and professional education and development. The overarching focus is on critically examining the formulation and implementation of educational reforms, facilitating research-informed change and improvement within schools, promoting educational quality and equity, and understanding how these elements manifest through leadership in applied, practical settings. Four key areas structure this agenda: 1. Professional Education and Adult Learning: Investigating the policies, programmes, and practices related to the education and ongoing professional learning of educators (teachers, school middle and senior leaders, and system leaders). 2. Leadership of Educational Policy and Reform: Exploring the leadership and contextual factors influencing the success of educational policy implementation and reform efforts, both at the system level and within specific schools. Areas of emphasis include policies related to professional learning, school evaluation/improvement, and language/literacy development. 3. Research Engagement in Professional Practice: Examining the role of research, evidence, and data in informing professional education programs and enabling effective organisational/school leadership. Additionally, exploring how research engagement in professional practice as educators supports educational quality and equity, as well as collaborative professional enquiry and learning. 4. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Education: Investigating issues related to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion through educational policy formulation and leadership approaches. Gavin welcomes enquiries from prospective students for D.Ed., Ph.D. and M.Ed. studies in these areas.

• Title

  FoSTER: Frameworks of School-Support For Teachers' Engagement With/In Research
  Summary

  This research project seeks to understand the breath and scope of the ways that schools support teachers to engage with and in research in the UK and Ireland.
  Funding Agency

  Oxford University
  Date From

  Nov 2021
  Date To

  Jul 2022
• Title

  Leading Trauma-Informed Practice in Schools
  Summary

  In collaboration with Prof Helen Stokes and Dr Pauline Thompson, Melbourne Graduate School of Education.
  Funding Agency

  University of Melbourne
  Date From

  2023
  Date To

  2024
• Title

  QUEER(Y)ING: Asking questions of teacher and school leader education for LGBTI+ youth and schooling
  Summary

  This project maps the provision of formal and informal evidence-based education through teacher and school leader education provision nationally. Its aims are: 1. to assist in the promotion of LGBTI+ inclusive schools and society; 2. to have equal, fair and just educational experiences for the LGBTI+ community in all schools; and 3. to realise Ireland's inclusive education policy context through professional learning opportunities, including the generation of a website for this purpose from an LGBTI+ perspective. It is a government-funded project and is connected to the National LGBTI+ Youth Strategy. This project is in collaboration with Dr Declan Fahie, School of Education, University College Dublin.
  Funding Agency

  Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
  Date From

  2019
  Date To

  2020
• Title

  School leader preparation, development and identity in post-primary immersion schools
  Summary

  This small-scale project, funded by An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta, explores the educational policy and leadership context of minority language immersion schooling in Ireland, eliciting the voices and experiences of a cohort of practising principals in both Gaeltacht and non-Gaeltacht areas.
  Funding Agency

  An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta
  Date From

  2018
  Date To

  2020
• Title

  Capacity Building for LGBTI+ Inclusion in Teacher & School Leaders' Education
  Summary

  Funded by the Department of Justice. Collaborative capacity-building and research project with ShoutOut and teacher education and professional learning scholars.
  Funding Agency

  Department of Justice
  Date From

  2020
  Date To

  2022

Education, Education,

• Cambridge European Scholarship, Cambridge Trust. Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. 2015
• Visiting Professor, University of Southampton, Southampton Education School. June 2024
• Endeavour Research Fellowship, Australia Awards. Melbourne Graduate School of Education. 2018
• Fulbright Irish Scholar, Harvard Graduate School of Education. 2023-24
• Chen Yidan Global Visiting Fellow. Harvard Graduate School of Education. September 2023

• Education Studies Association of Ireland 2024
• International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement
• American Educational Research Association 2024
• International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching
• University Council of Educational Administration 2020

• Reviewer Journal of Educational Administration and History 2018
• Editorial Board Member for Quality Education for All 2023
• National Representative for the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT) 2024
• Reviewer for Educational Management Administration and Leadership 2019
• Oide Leadership - Programme Endorsement Panellist 2023
• Reviewer Leadership and Policy in Schools 2021
• Education Studies Association of Ireland, Executive Committee 2022
• Research Engagement Group, Teaching Council 2018
• Board of Management, Post-Primary School 2020
• Reviewer School Leadership and Management 2022
• Reviewer International Journal of Leadership in Education 2020
• External Examiner, University of Glasgow 2020
• External Examiner, University College Cork 2021