2021
Gunnulfsen, A. E., Jensen, R., & Møller, J. (2021). Looking back and forward: a critical review of the history and future progress of the ISSPP. Journal of Educational Administration. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JEA-04-2021-0088/full/html
Gurr, D., Longmuir, F., & Reed, C. (2021) Creating successful and unique schools: leadership, context and systems thinking perspectives, Journal of Educational Administration, 59(1), 59-76.
2020
Gurr, D & Drysdale, L. (2020) School leadership that matters, Leading and Managing, 26(1), 54-62.
2019
Gurr, D. (2019) Educational leadership research: Is there a compelling reason to change? Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 4(1), 148-164. DOI: 10.30828/real/2019.1.6
2018
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L., Longmuir, F., & McCrohan, K. (2018) The leadership, culture and context nexus: Lessons from the leadership of improving schools, International Studies in Educational Administration, 46(1), 22-44.
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L., Longmuir, F., & McCrohan, K. (2018) Leading the improvement of schools in challenging circumstances, International Studies in Educational Administration, 46(1), 22-44.
Møller, J. (2018). Creating Cultures of Equity and High Expectations in a Low-Performing School. Interplay Between District and School Leadership. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE), 2 (2-3), 86-102. Open Access.
2016
Day, C; Gu, Q; & Sammons, P. (2016) The Impact of Leadership on Student Outcomes: How Successful School Leaders Use Transformational and Instructional Strategies to Make a Difference. Educational Administration Quarterly.
Drysdale, L., Gurr, D., & Goode, H. (2016) Dare to Make a Difference: Successful Principals Who Explore the Potential of their Role, International Studies in Educational Administration, 44(3), 37-54.
Farchi, T. & Tubin, D. (2016). The mid-level management as a link between principal and school success. Iyonim Bechinuch (Studies in Educational), 13-14, 80-101 (Hebrew).
Gurr, D. (2015) A Model of Successful School Leadership from the International Successful School Principalship Project, Societies, 5(1), pp. 136-150.
Wang. L.H., Gurr, D., & Drysdale, L. (2016) Successful School Leadership: Case Studies of four Singapore primary schools, Journal of Educational Administration, 54(3), pp. 270-287.
2015
Tubin, D. (2015). School success as a process of structuration. Educational Administration Quarterly, 51(4), 640-674.
Tubin, D. & Pinian-Wias, M. (2015). Distributing Positive Leadership: The Case of Team Counseling. Educational Management Administration & Leadership. 43(4) 507–525
2014
Drysdale, L., Bennett J., Murakami, E., Johansson, O., & Gurr, D. (2014) Heroic Leadership in Australia, Sweden, and the United States, International Journal of Educational Management, 28(7), pp. 785 – 797.
Encarnacion, G. Jr., Drysdale, L., Gurr, D., Jacobson, S., & Merchant, B. (2014) Leadership for School Success: Lessons from effective principals. International Journal of Educational Management, 28(7), pp. 798 – 811.
Garza, E., Drysdeale, L. Gurr, D., Jabobson, S. & Merchant, B. (2014). Leadership that sustains school success: Lessons from American and Australian ISSPP cases. International Journal of Educational Management, 28(7), 798-811. (Special Issue: Educational Leadership - To Champion Improvement)
Garza, E., Drysdale, L., Gurr, D., Jacobson, S. & Merchant, B. (2014). Leadership for school success: Lessons from effective principals. International Journal of Educational Management, 28(7): 798-811.
Gurr, D. (2014) Successful school leadership across contexts and cultures, Leading and Managing, 20(2), pp. 75-88.
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L., Clarke, S., & Wildy, H. (2014) High Needs Schools in Australia, Management in Education, 28(3), pp. 86 - 90.
Klar, H. W. & Brewer, C. A. (2014). Successful leadership in a rural, high-poverty school: The Case of County Line Middle School. Journal of Educational Administration, 52(4), 1-1.
Hebrew version: Pinian-WiasS, M. & TubinPI, D. (2014). Team counseling as counselors’ main practice in the successful school. Educational Counselor, 18, 101-122 (Hebrew).
2013
Jacobson, S. & Szczesek, J. (2013). School improvement and urban renewal: The impact of a turn-around school’s performance on real property values in its surrounding community. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 12(1): 1-11.
Klar, H. W., & Brewer, C. A., (2013). Successful leadership in high-needs schools: An examination of core leadership practices enacted in challenging contexts. Educational Administration Quarterly. DOI: 0013161X13482577
Klar, H. W., Brewer, C. A., & Whitehouse, M. L. (2013). AVIDizing a high poverty middle school: The case of Magnolia Grove Middle School. Engage: The International Journal of Research and Practice on Student Engagement, 1(1), 9-23.
Merchant, B., Garza, E., & Murakami Ramalho, E. (2013). Culturally responsive leadership: Laura Martinez’ journey as a principal. In D. Gurr & C. Day (Eds.) Leading Schools. New York, NY: Routledge, pp. 174-183).
Ylimaki, R. & Jacobson, S. (2013). School leadership practice and preparation: Comparative perspectives on organizational learning (OL), instructional leadership (IL) and culturally responsive practices (CRP). Journal of Educational Administration, 51(1): 6-23.
2012
Benneth, J, V. (2012). "Democratic" collaboration for school turnaround in Southern Arizona. International Journal of Educational Management, 26(5) 442-451.
Jacobson, S. & Cypres, A. (2012). Important shifts in curriculum of educational leadership preparation. Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 7(2): 217-236.
Jacobson, S. (2012). Principal leadership: Sustaining and deepening school improvement in low-income communities in North America. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 15(3): 7-10.
Merchant, B., Ärlestig, H., Garza E., Johansson, O., Murakami-Ramalho, E. & Törnsén M. (2012). Successful school leadership in Sweden and the US: contexts of social responsibility and individualism. International Journal of Educational Management, 26(5) 428-441.
Moos, L. (2012). Educational leadership in a competitive state: a contradiction in terms= International Journal of Educational Management, 26(5) 461-469.
Murakami-Ramalho, E., Garza, E., Merchant, B. (2012). When Hispanic students are not expected to succeed: A successful principal’s experience. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. 15(3), 66-73. (Special Issue: International Successful School Principal Project (ISSPP): Cases of Improvement and Sustainability in North American Schools)
Møller, J. (2012). The construction of a public face as a school principal. International Journal of Educational Management, 26(5) 452-460.
Pashiardis, P., Kafa, A. & Marmara, C. (2012). Successful secondary principalship in Cyprus: what have "Thucydides" and "Plato" revealed to us? International Journal of Educational Management, 26(5) 480-493.
Pashiardis, P. (2012). International and comparative studies in successful school leadership. (Editor). Special Issue, International Journal of Educational Management, 26, (5). London: Emerald Group Publishing Limited. (71 pages, in English)
Pashiardis, P., Kafa, A. and Marmara, C. (2012). A case study of Successful Secondary Principalship in Cyprus: what have ‘Thucydides’ and ‘Plato’ revealed to us?. International Journal of Educational Management, 26 (5) 480-493
2011
Mulford, B., & Silins, H. (2011). Revised models and conceptualisation of successful school principalship for improved student outcomes, International Journal of Educational Management, 25(1), pp. 61-82.
Drysdale, L. & Gurr, D. (2011) The theory and practice of successful school leadership in Australia, School Leadership and Management, 31(4), pp. 355-368.
Drysdale, L. (2011) Evidence from the new cases in the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP), Leadership and Policy in Schools, 10(4), pp. 444-455.
Garza, E., Murakami, E., & Merchant, B. (2011). Leadership succession and successful leadership: The case of Laura Martinez. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 10 (4), 428-443. (Special Issue: New Evidence on Successful School Principal Leadership: Case Studies from Four Countries)
Jacobson, S. (2011). School leadership and its effects on student achievement. International Journal of Educational Management, 25(1): 33-44.
Pashiardis, Petros, Savvides, Vassos, Lytra, Eleni and Angelidou, Kakia (2011). Successful School Leadership in Rural Contexts: The Case of Cyprus. /Educational Management Administration & Leadership,/ 39(5) 536–553.
Pashiardis, P., Savvides, V., Lytra, E. & Angelidoy, K. (2011). Successful School Leadership in Rural Contexts: The Case of Cyprus. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 39(5), 536-553
Tubin, D. (2011). From principals’ actions to students' outcome: an explanatory narrative approach to successful Israeli schools. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 10:4, 395-411.
2010
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L., & Goode, H. (2010) Successful School Leadership in Australia: A research agenda, The International Journal of Learning, 17(4), pp. 113-129. Gurr, D., Drysdale, L., & Mulford, B. (2010) Australian Principal Instructional Leadership: Direct and Indirect Influences, Magis, 2(4), pp. 299-314. Downloads 826 from 1 January 2015 to April 7, 2018.
Moloi, Dzvimbo, Potgieter, Wolhuter and Van der Walt (2010): "Learners’ perceptions as to what contributes to their school success: a case study" in South African Journal of Education, 30: 475-490
Moloi, Connie & Kamper, Gerrit (2010). Socio-economically challenged learners: two South African case studies. Acta Academica, 42(4) 256-279.
Murakami-Ramalho, E., Garza, E. and Merchant, B. (2010) Successful school leadership in socio-economically challenging contexts: School principals creating and sustaining successful school improvement. Journal of International Studies in Educational Administration, 38(3), 35-56.
2009
Drysdale, L., Goode, H. & Gurr, D. (2009) An Australian model of successful school leadership: Moving from success to sustainability, Journal of Educational Administration, 47(6), 697-708.
Jacobson, S., Johnson, L., Ylimaki, R. & Giles, C. (2009). Sustaining school success: A case for governance change. Journal of Educational Administration, 47(6): 753-764.
Johansson, O. & Höög, J. (2009 - forthcoming): Social Justice in the Best Interest of all Children – value orchestration by the policy community, myth or reality’, a special issue of the journal Educational Management Administration and Leadership. Editor Philip Woods.
Møller, J., Vedøy G., Presthus, A.M., and Skedsmo, G. (2009). Successful principalship – sustainable ethos and incremental changes? Journal of Educational Administration Vol. 47 No. 6, pp. 731-741.
Møller, J., Vedøy G., Presthus, A.M., and Skedsmo, G. (2009). Fostering learning and sustained improvement – the influence of principalship. European Educational Research Journal. Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 359-371.
Møller, J. (2009). School leadership in an age of accountability: Tensions between managerial and professional accountability. Journal of Educational Change. DOI 10.1007/s10833-008-9078-6
2008
Ewington, J., Mulford, B., Kendall, D., Edmunds, B., Kendall, L., & Silins, H. (2008). Successful school principalship in small schools. Journal of Educational Administration, 46(5), 545-561.
Gurr, D. (2008) Principal leadership: What does it do, what does it look like, and how might it evolve? Monograph, 42 (Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Leaders).
Gurr, D. & Drysdale, L. (2008) Reflections on Twelve Years of Studying the Leadership of Victorian Schools, International Studies in Education Administration, 36(2), 22-37.
Jacobson, S. (2008). Leadership for success in high poverty elementary schools. Journal of Educational Leadership, Policy and Practice, 23(1): 3-19.
Johnson, L., Møller, J., Jacobson, S. & Wong, K. (2008). Cross-National Comparisons in the International Successful School Principalship Project: The United States, Norway, and China, Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 52(4), 407 – 422.
Moos, L. (2008): School leadership for ‘Democratic Bildung’ : fundamentalist debliefs or critical reflections?, School Leadership & Management, Vol. 28 No 3, (229-246)
Moos, L., Krejsler, J., & Kofod, K. (2008): Successful Principals: telling og selling? On the importance of context for school leadership, International Journal of Leadership in Education, Vol. 11, No 4, (341-352).
Mulford, B. (2008) Quality Evidence on School Leadership for Australian Schools? International Studies in Educational Administration, 36(2), 3-6.
Mulford, B. (2008) Leadership and Organisational and Student Learning in Tasmanian Schools, International Studies in Educational Administration, 36(2), 3-38-45.
Mulford, B. , Kendall, L., Kendall, D. Edmunds, B. Ewington, J. & Silins, H. (2008) Successful school principalship and decision making, Leading and Mangaging, 14(1), 60-71.
2007
Crow, G. (2007) The complex landscape of successful principal practices: An international perspective, International Studies in Educational Administration, 35(3): 67-74.
Day, C. (2007) Sustaining the Turnaround: What Capacity Building Means in Practice, International Studies in Educational Administration, 35 (3), 39-48.
Giles, C. (2007). Building capacity in challenging US schools: An exploration of successful leadership practice in relation to organizational learning. International Studies in Educational Administration, 35 (3), 30-38.
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L. & Mulford, B. (2007) Instructional Leadership in Three Australian Schools, International Studies in Educational Administration, 35(3), pp. 20-29.
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L. & Mulford, B. (2007) Instructional Leadership in Three Australian Schools, International Studies in Educational Administration, 35(3), pp. 20-29.
Jacobson, S., Brooks, S., Giles, C., Johnson, L. & Ylimaki, R. (2007). Successful leadership in three high poverty urban elementary schools. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 6(4): 1-27.
Jacobson, S. & Day, C. (2007). The International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP): An overview of the project, the case studies and their contexts, International Studies in Educational Administration, 35(3): 3-10.
Johansson, O., Thody, A., Papanaoum, Z. & Pashiardis, P. (2007). "School Principal Preparation in Europe". In The International Journal of Educational Management, vol 21, no 1.
Johansson, O., Davis, A. & Geijer, L. (2007). "A perspective of diversity and equity in Swedish schools" in School Leadership and Management, vol 27, No 1, pp. 21-33. London.
Johansson, O. & Norberg, K. (2007): “Ethical Dilemmas of Swedish School Leaders - Contrasts and Common Themes” . in Journal of Educational Management Administration & Leadership, vol 35 (2), pp. 279-296. Guest editor: Paul Begley.
Johansson, O., Höög, J. & Bredesson, P. (2007). "Conformity to new Global Imperatives and Demands - the case of Swedish school principals". In European Educational Research Journal. Guest Editor: Lejf Moos, EJER Vol 5, No 3-4, pp. 263-275.
Johnson, L. (2007). Rethinking successful school leadership in challenging U.S. schools: Culturally responsive practices in school-community relationships. International Studies in Educational Administration, 35 (3), 49 - 57.
Møller, J. (2007): Educational Leadership and the New Language of Learning. International Journal of Leadership in Education. Vol. 10, No 1, (31-49).
Mulford, B., Kendall, D., Edmunds, B., Kendall, L., Ewington, J. & Silins, H. (2007) Successful school leadership: What is it and who decides? Australian Journal of Education, 51(3), pp. 228-246.
Vedøy, G. (2007) Successful school leadership for diversity? Examining two contrasting examples of working for democrary in Norway, International Studies in Educational Administration, 35(3): 58-66.
Vedøy, G. & Møller, J. (2007): Successful school leadership for diversity. Examining two contrasting examples of working for democracy in Norway. ISEA, International Studies in Educational Administration, vol. 35, no.3 (58-67).
Ylimaki, R. (2007) Instructional leadership in challenging US schools, International Studies in Educational Administration, 35(3): 11-19.
Ylimaki, R., Jacobson, S. & Drysdale, L. (2007) Making a Difference in Challenging, High-Poverty Schools: Successful Principals in the US, England and Australia, School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 18(4): 361-381
2006
Giles, C. (2006). Transformational leadership in challenging urban elementary schools: A role for parent involvement? Leadership and Policy in Schools, 5 (3), 257-282.
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L. & Mulford, B. (2006) Models of Successful Principal Leadership, School Leadership and Management, 26(4), pp. 371-395.
Møller, J. (2006): Democratic Schooling in Norway: Implications for Leadership in Practice. Leadership and Policy in Schools. Special issue on "International Perspectives on Leadership for Social Justice"; Vol. 5, No. 1 (53-69).
Møller, J., Sivesind, K., Skedsmo, G. & Aas, M. (2006): Skolelederundersøkelsen 2005. Om arbeidsforhold, evalueringspraksis og ledelse i skolen. Acta Didactica, nr. 1.
Raihani & Gurr, D. (2006) Value-Driven School Leadership: An Indonesian Perspective, Leading and Managing, 12(1), 121-134.
2005
Day, C. (2005) Principals who sustain success: Making a difference in schools in challenging circumstances, International Journal of Leadership in Education, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 273-290.
Day, C. (2005) Sustaining Success in Challenging Contexts: leadership in English Schools, Journal of Educational Administration, Vol 43, No. 6, pp. 573-583.
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L. & Mulford, B. (2005) Successful principal leadership: Australian case studies, Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 539-551.
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L. & Mulford, B. (2005) Successful principal leadership: Australian case studies, Journal of Educational Administration, 43(6), pp. 539-551.
Hoog, J., Johansson, O. nad Olofsson, A. (2005) Successful principalship: The Swedish case, Journal of Educational Administration, 43(6): 595-606.
Jacobson, S., Johnson, L., Giles, C. & Ylimaki, R. (2005). Successful leadership in U.S. schools: Enabling principles, enabling schools. Journal of Educational Administration, 43(6): 607-618.
Johansson, O., Höög, J. & Olofsson, A. (2005). Successful principalship – The Swedish Case. (2005) Journal of Eduactional Administration Vol. 43 No 6, pp 595-606.
Leithwood, K. (2005) Understanding successful principal leadership: Progress on a broken front, Journal of Educational Administration, 43(6): 619-629.
Giles, C., Johnson, L., Brooks, S., & Jacobson, S. L. (2005). Building bridges, building community: Transformational leadership in a challenging urban context. Journal of School Leadership, 15 (5), 519-545.
Moos, L., Krejsler, J., Kofod, K.K. & Jensen, B.B. (2005) Successful school principalship in Danish Schools, Journal of Educational Administration, 43(6): 563-572.
Møller, J., Eggen, A., Fuglestad, O.L., Langfeldt, G., Presthus, A.M., Skrøvset, S., Stjernstrøm, E. and Vedøy, G. (2005): Successful School Leadership - The Norwegian Case. Journal of Educational Administration. Vol.43, No.6 (584-594).
Møller, J. & Eggen, A.B. (2005): Team Leadership in Upper Secondary Education. School Leadership & Management, vol. 25:4.
Møller, J. (2005): Framing Successful School Leadership as a Moral and Democratic Enterprise . Education Research and Perspectives, 2005, 32 (2) 44-57.
Wong, K.C. (2005) Conditions and practices of successful principalship in Shanghai, Journal of Educational Administration, 43(6): 552-562.
2004
Day, C. (2004) The Passion of Successful Leadership, School Leadership and Management, Vol. 24, No 4, pp. 425-437.
Johansson, O. (2004). “Introduction - Democracy and leadership – or training for democratic leadership” in Journal of Educational Administration; Guest editor Olof Johansson, Vol 42, No 6. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, England, pp 620 – 624.
Johansson, O. (2004). “A Democratic, learning and communicative leadership” in Journal of Educational Administration; Guest editor Olof Johansson, Vol 42, No 6. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, England, 697 – 707.
Johansson, O., Moos, L. & Møller, J. (2004). “A Scandinavian Perspective on the Culture of Educational Leadership”. In The Educational Forum, Vol. 68, No 3, United States, 200 – 210.
Mulford, B. & Johns, S. (2004) Successful school principalship, Leading & Managing, 10(1), 45-76
2003
Gurr, D. & Drysdale, L. (2003). Successful School Leadership: Victorian case studies, International Journal of Learning, 10, 945-957.
Gurr, D., Drysdale, L., Di Natale, E., Ford, P., Hardy, R. & Swann, R. (2003) Successful school leadership in Victoria: Three case studies. Leading and Managing, 9(1), pp. 18-37.
Gurr, D. & Drysdale, L. (2003). Successful School Leadership: Victorian case studies, International Journal of Learning, 10, 945-957.
Johansson, O. (2003): Guest editor: “Exploring New Horizons in School Leadership forDemocratic Schools” in Leadership and Policy in Schools, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 81-91.
In press
Day, C. (in press) Layered Leadership: What we know about what effective principals do which raises standards and the attributes which enable them to manage improvement transitions. Educational Administration Quartely.
Ewington, J., Mulford, B., Kendall, D., Edmunds, B., Kendall, L. & Silins, H. (in press) Successful school principalship in small schools, Journal of Educational Administration, 46(5).
Mulford, B., Edmunds, B., Ewington, J., Kendall, L., Kendall, D. & Silins, H. (in press a) Successful school principalship in late-career, Journal of Educational Administration, 47(1).