Chapters and Articles

Explore a collection of chapters and articles on education, leadership, and school improvement. Here I share research-based insights and practical strategies to help educators and school leaders drive meaningful change.

Chapters

Madden, J (2016) Educating the Future Learner: Reflecting on practice to initiate pedagogical change. In Sell, K., Lynch, D. & Doe, T. (2016) Leading School Improvement: A focus on the work of the school leader, Oxford Global Press, London

Lynch, D., & Madden, J. (2016) The Collaborative Teacher Learning Model: Enabling whole of school teaching improvement. In Sell, K., Lynch, D. & Doe, T. (2016) Leading School Improvement: A focus on the work of the school leader, Oxford Global Press, London

Madden, J (2014). Teachers As Researchers. In Sell, K & Lynch, D. (Ed) Education Innovation: Teachers as Researchers, Primrose Hall

Hammond, D., Lynch, D. & Madden, J (2014). Exploring Moves Towards Student Centred Learning Approaches. In Sell, K & Lynch, D. (Ed) Education Innovation: Teachers as Researchers, Primrose Hall

Scott, M., Madden, J. & Lynch, D. (2014) Towards a Performance Culture: A discussion of associated literature. In Sell, K & Lynch, D. (Ed) Education Innovation: Teachers as Researchers, Primrose Hall

George, S., Madden, J. & Lynch, D. (2014). Benchmarking and Its Emergence in Australian Education Systems: A discussion. In Sell, K & Lynch, D. (Ed) Education Innovation: Teachers as Researchers, Primrose Hall

Madden, J (2013). The Learner of Today Needs A Teacher Focused on Tomorrow. In J Madden & R Smith (Eds) Teachers Talk About What’s Important: Papers from 2012 International Teacher Education Dialogue Conference, Primrose Hall

Madden, J. (2012), School Improvement: Innovation for the Future. In Smith, R & Lynch D, (2012) Case Studies in Education: Leadership and Innovation, (p 148-174), Primrose Hall Publishing Group, Brisbane

Madden, J. (2011). Getting started in your first classroom. In D. Lynch & R. Smith (Eds.), Designing the classroom curriculum in the knowledge age. Brisbane: AACLMP Press.

Journal Articles

Madden, J,. Cultivating Reflective Practice: An Exploration of the YETI Model in Enhancing Teacher Professional Learning (December 21, 2024). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5092911

Lynch, D., Vo, H., Yeigh, T., Marcoionni, T., Madden, J., Turner, D. Action research communities as a whole-of-school teaching improvement initiative: a multi-method multi-informant study. Australian. Education. Reseacher. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-024-00756-7

Madden, J. (2023). The Influence of the St. Edward’s Teacher as Researcher Initiative on Teacher Professional Learning. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 11, 107-124.

Madden, J., (2019) Obstacles to School Reform: Understanding School Improvement in a UAE International School, Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: G Linguistics & Education Volume 19 Issue 11, p 1-10

Madden, J., (2019). Developing the Conditions for Data Driven Change to Impact Student Achievement and Build Teacher Capacity. PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, 5(2), 542-560.

Madden, J., (2017) Alignment, Capability and Engagement: Is Your School Ready for School Improvement?, Journal of Education and Human Development, December 2017, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 1-15

Lynch, D. & Madden, J (2017) Towards the Teaching School: Partnering to create an exciting new future in teacher education, International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change. Volume 3, Issue 2, November, 2017 

Madden, J. (2017) Building the Future School, International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, Volume 3, Issue 1, May, 2017

Madden, J. (2017) Four Pillars to Building Positive School Culture, International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, Volume 3, Issue 2, November, 2017

Lynch, D., Smith, R., Provost, S., & Madden, J, (2016), “Improving teaching capacity to increase student achievement: the key role of data interpretation by school leaders”, Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 54 Issue 5

Madden, J. (2015) Raising Student Achievement: Building A Model for Teacher Leadership, International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, Volume 2, Issue 1

Lynch, D and Madden, J. (2015) Coaching, mentoring and feedback: the ‘how to’ in a schooling context, Journal of International Scientific Publications – Education Alternatives, Volume 13

Madden, J. (2014) Raising Student Achievement: The work of the Internationally Minded Teacher, International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, Vol. 1, No. 4

Madden, J. and Lynch, D.  (2014) Enabling Teachers To Better Teach Through Engaging With Research in the International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education (IJCDSE), Special Issue Volume 4, Issue 1, ISSN 2042 6364 (Online)  http://www.infonomics-society.org/IJCDSE/

Lynch, D., Madden, J. & Knight, B. (2014) Harnessing Coaching, Mentoring and Feedback through ‘Teacher Learning Steps’: An exploration of a new model for teacher professional learning. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, Vol. 1, No. 3

Madden, J. (2013) Building Teacher Capacity: A Job Embedded Approach, International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, Vol. 1, No. 2

Madden, J., Wilks, J., Maoine, M., Loader, N., & Robinson, N., (2012), Journeying Together: Understanding the Process of Teacher Change and the Impacts on Student Learning, International Studies in Educational Administration, Vol. 40, No. 2

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