Michelle is a Principal Research Fellow in Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation.
She is also the Tender Bridge™ Director, ACER’s national research and development service
(http://tenderbridge.acer.edu.au). Michelle initiated this service for school leaders
(aspiring and serving) to help them grow and resource their educational projects to
maximise impact and she is leading currently, in partnership with The Ian Potter
Foundation and the Origin Foundation a national study investigating the impact of
philanthropy in education. Prior to joining ACER in 2005, Michelle was a researcher with
the National College for School Leadership in England in the school-to-school Networked
Learning Communities program. 

Michelle has published widely with recent co-authored publications in ACER’s Research
Developments, ‘Maximising the impact of philanthropy in education’, Educational Dialogue
Series: Learning for leadership and A Collective Act: Leading a small school; as well as
key reports: Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy Survey Report (2011, 2012).
In 2010, Michelle was awarded an Australian Council of Educational Leaders (ACEL)
Fellowship (Victoria) in recognition of having made a significant contribution to
leadership in Victoria. Michelle is also a Board of Director for the Schools Connect
Australia foundation and has a PhD (University of London) and MEd (University of
Melbourne), both in educational leadership.

Articles (Refereed)

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The struggle for collective leadership : thinking and practice in a multi-campus school setting, Educational Management Administration & Leadership (2012)
 
Guest editorial (with Helen Wildy), Australian Journal of Education (2011)
 
Resourcing change in small schools (with Simone White), Australian Journal of Education (2011)
 

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Breakthroughs in school leadership development in Australia (with Stephen Dinham, Brian J. Caldwell, and Paul R. Weldon), School Leadership and Management (2011)
 

Books

A Collective Act : Leading a Small School (with Michelle Davis, Peter Douglas, David Lloyd, Barry Niven, and Hilary Thiele) (2010)
 

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Learning for Leadership (with Christine Cawsey) (2008)
 

Contributions to Books

Professional learning of school leaders in Australia (with Elizabeth Kleinhenz, Bill Mulford, and D Gurr), The international handbook on the preparation and development of school leaders (2008)
 

Articles

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Give undervalued benefactors a break, Sydney Morning Herald (2013)
 
Philanthropy for Australian schools, Principal Matters (2012)
 

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Philanthropy and education : working together, Research Developments (2012)
 
Philanthropy in education : exploring the potential, Leadership in Focus (2011)
 

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Maximising the impact of philanthropy in education, Research Developments (2011)
 

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Conference Papers & Presentations

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Session O - The neighbourhood just got bigger : schools and communities working together for change (with Michele Lonsdale and Sharon Clerke), 2012 ACER Research Conference - School Improvement : what does research tell us about effective strategies? (2012)
 

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Standards for Leadership : Gateway to a Stronger Profession? (with Lawrence Ingvarson), 2007 - The Leadership Challenge - Improving learning in schools (2007)
 

Reports

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2012 Survey Report : schools, not-for-profits, philanthropic foundations and trusts in Australia : building knowledge to maximise the impact of philanthropy in education (with Emma Curtin), Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy (LLEAP) (2012)
 

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LLEAP Dialogue Series : a guide to grow your ideas in education for maximum impact (with Emma Curtin), Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy (LLEAP) (2012)
 

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LLEAP Dialogue Series : cases companion document (with Emma Curtin), Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy (LLEAP) (2012)
 

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Preparing 21st century learners : the case for school-community collaborations (with Michele Lonsdale), Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation (2012)
 

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Leading Learning in Education and Philanthrophy : 2011 Survey Report (with Emma Curtin), Leading Learning in Education and Philanthropy (LLEAP) (2011)
 

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