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Prof

David Gurr

Professor
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Future schools
School Effectiveness and improvement
Successful school leadership
Principals
Educational leadership
Middle leaders in schools
School governance
Leadership development
System leadership
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Prof

David Gurr

 
Division
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
 
Primary Interest
School leadership; School Improvement; Leadership development; School supervision; school review; Educational accountability.
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David Gurr's research groups

  • Educational Leadership Academic Group

    The Educational Leadership Academic Group Academic Group brings together academics in Educational Leadership from a range of education focused contexts, including early years, primary, secondary and tertiary settings and into adulthood.

Projects

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Performance and development practices for school leaders and school staff

2021 - 2021
Completed
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International comparative study of successful school leadership: successful school leadership in Australia

There is renewed focus by government on education, facilitated by the move to a knowledge society and the realisation of the importance of g..

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INVESTIGATION INTO TRAINING OUTCOMES

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Project Types

2

Research Contracts

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Research Grant

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Scholarly Works

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Responsive, adaptive, and future-centred leadership in response to crisis: findings from Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand

Michelle Striepe, Pauline Thompson, Sylvia Robertson, Mohini Devi, David Gurr, Fiona Longmuir, Adam Taylor, Christine Cunningham

Journal article  |  2023  |  SCHOOL LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption to education and highlighted the importance of effective leadership during times..

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A review of research on middle leaders in schools

David Gurr

Book Chapter  |  2023

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Leadership Development in Initial Teacher Education

Daniela Acquaro, David Gurr

Book Chapter  |  2022

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The impact of transformational leadership on teachers' job burnout: the mediating role of social-emotional competence and student-teacher relationship

Jin Tian, Wanying Zhang, Yaqing Mao, David Gurr

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: Principal leadership is an important external environmental factor that affects and alleviates teachers' job burnout. The..

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Guest editorial The International Successful School Principalship Project: reflections and possibilities

D Gurr, P Moyi

Journal article  |  2022  |  Journal of Educational Administration

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An open systems model of successful school leadership

David Gurr, Lawrie Drysdale, Helen Goode

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: Through description and consideration of 12 models developed as part of the International Successful School Principalship..

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Finding and Promoting Effective Leaders

Lawrie Drysdale, David Gurr

Book Chapter  |  2022

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Challenging Leadership Norms: A New Way of Thinking About Leadership Preparation

Daniela Acquaro, David Gurr

Book Chapter  |  2022

Images of principals are often of a seasoned educator well into their teaching career, having risen through the ranks, gaining exp..

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International Perspectives on Successful School Leadership

David Gurr, Lawrie Drysdale

Book Chapter  |  2022

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Challenging Leadership Norms: A New Way of Thinking About Leadership Preparation

Daniela Acquaro, David Gurr

Book Chapter  |  2022

Images of principals are often of a seasoned educator well into their teaching career, having risen through the ranks, gaining exp..

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Keyword Analysis

Specialist Studies in Education
Schools and Learning Environments
Education Systems
Teaching and Curriculum
Learner and Learning
Other Education and Training
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Cognitive and Computational Psychology
Education Policy, Sociology and Philosophy
Expanding Knowledge

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2022

Outstanding paper in the Journal of Educational Administration for 2021.

Emerald Publisher
2022

Outstanding Paper in the 2022 Emerald Literati Awards. Journall of Educational Administration

Emerald Publishing
2021

Accepted

University of Melbourne
2014

The Gold Medal is the most prestigious award of ACEL. For outstanding contribution to the study and practice of educational leadership.

Australian Council for Educational Leaders
2012

Hedley Beare Educator of the Year, 2012. The most prestigious award for ACEL Victoria.

Australian Council for Educational Leaders, Victoria
2006

National Fellowship

Australian Council for Educational Leaders
2004

National Presidential Citation

Australian Council for Educational Leaders
1999

Fellowship of the Victorian Branch

Australian Council for Educational Leaders, Victoria
2006

FACEL - Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Full Member

Australian Association for Research in Education

Full Member

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Fellow

Australian Council for Educational Leaders

Education

Doctor of Education

University of Melbourne

Master of Educational Psychology

University of Melbourne

Graduate Diploma in Educational Counselling

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Graduate Diploma in Education

University of Melbourne

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International Linkages

Boston College

United States

Ben-Gurion University of The Negev

Israel

Anadolu University

Turkey

University of Otago

New Zealand