University of Stirling

School of Education

Staff

 

Dr Jenny Reeves

Jenny Reeves  

Honorary Senior Research Fellow

 
Dr Jenny Reeves
address

Room A53, Pathfoot Building

School of Education
University of Stirling
Stirling
Scotland

FK9 4LA

telephone

Tel: + 44 (0) 1786 467607

email Email:c.j.reeves@stir.ac.uk
web Web: www.ioe.stir.ac.uk

Background:

Jenny Reeves has worked in the field of Continuing Professional Development, with a particular focus on leadership and management, as both a lecturer and a National Development Officer for the Scottish Qualification for Headship. She is currently Director of CPD at the School of Education and teaches on the Chartered Teacher Programme, MEd. Professional Enquiry in Education, as well as leadership and management modules offered on the MSC Professional Enquiry.

Publications:

Journal Articles

Reeves, J. and Boreham, N (2006) What’s in a vision? Introducing an Organisational Learning Strategy in a Local Authority’s Education Service accepted for publication in the Oxford Review of Education Vol 32 No 4

Reeves, J, Forde, C. Morris, B.and Turner, E. (2005) Changing Their Minds: exploring the impact of CPD on aspiring headteachers. Cambridge Journal of Education Vol 35 No 2 pp 253–273

Reeves, J. and Forde, C. (2004) The Social Dynamics of Changing Practice. Cambridge Journal of Education Vol 34 No 1 pp 85–102

Reeves, J, Forde, C. Morris, B.and Turner, E. (2003) Culture and Concepts of School Leadership and Management: exploring the impact of CPD on aspiring headteachers, in School Leadership and Management Vol 23 No 1 pp 5–24

Book

Reeves, J. Forde, C , O’Brien, J. Smith, P. and Tomlinson, H.(2002) Performance Management in Education: improving practice. London: Paul Chapman Publishing ISBN 07619 71726 pages 208

Contributions to Edited Works

Reeves, J. Forde, C ,Morris, B. and Turner, E.(2003) Social Processes and Work-based Learning in The Scottish Qualification for Headship pp 57 - 70 In Kidd,L. Anderson,L. and Newton,W. (eds) Leading People and Teams in Education London: Paul Chapman Publishing

Reeves, J. McCall, J. and MacGilchrist, B.(2001) Chapter 7: Change leadership: planning, conceptualization and perception, pp 122 – 137 in MacBeath,J. and Mortimore,P.(eds) Improving School Effectiveness Buckingham: Open University Press

Complete list of publications Aug 2001 - July 2006

Research Interests:

Jenny’s research interests are in learning and change in organisational settings. In particular her work has focused on teachers’ experiences of changing practice and exploring the dynamics of practice-focused CPD.
Jenny Reeves contributes to Partnership for Professional Enquiry which aims to support the professional growth of experienced practitioners and enable them to contribute effectively to the improvement of educational practice in their own professional setting and the wider professional community. This work has been supported by ESCalate and you will find examples of projects and the papers that have resulted from these events at http://pep.escalate.ac.uk