Recent Publications

  • Lafferty, N, Blom, N, Starkie, A, McNamara, PM & Shaoan, MMR (2024), 'School leaders' experiences and perceptions of the movement of Ukrainian child refugees into Irish schools', International Journal of Educational Research, vol. 127, 102416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102416
  • Hickey, N, Flaherty, A & Mannix McNamara, P (2024), 'Distributed leadership in Irish post primary schools: mapping the state of the art', Irish Educational Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2024.2359697
  • Hickey, N, Flaherty, A & Mannix McNamara, P (2024), 'Challenges to the sustainability of Irish post-primary school leadership: the role of distributed leadership', Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 341-354. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-05-2023-0108
  • Lafferty, N, Sheehan, M, Walsh, C, Rooney, AM & Mannix McNamara, P (2024), 'School leaders’ perspectives of the continuous professional development of teachers', Cogent Education, vol. 11, no. 1, 2392422. https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2024.2392422
  • Wilson Heenan, I, Lafferty, N & McNamara, PM (2024), 'Enactment of Transformational School Leadership—Insights from Primary School and System Leaders', Education Sciences, vol. 14, no. 6, 557. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14060557
  • Wilson Heenan, I., De Paor, D., Lafferty, N., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2023, May 23). The impact of Transformational School Leadership on school staff and school culture in primary schools-A systematic review of international literature. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/6/133
  • Hannan, R., Lafferty, N., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2023). Leadership opportunities in the school setting: A scoping study on staff perceptions. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/5/129
  • Barry, G., Walsh, C., Ó Gallchóir, C., & Mannix-McNamara, P. (2023). School Self-Evaluation and empowering leadership in DEIS schools: an exploration of success. Taylor & Francis Online. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03323315.2022.2135569
  • Hickey, N., Flaherty, A., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2023). Distributed Leadership in Irish Post Primary Schools: Policy versus Practitioner Interpretations. Education Sciences, 13(4), Article 388. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13040388
  • Bruce, P., Bruce, C., Hrymak, V., Hickey, N., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2022). Staff stress and interpersonal conflict in secondary schools-implications for school leadership. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/12/6/186
  • Hickey, N., Flaherty, A., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2022). Distributed leadership: A scoping review mapping current empirical research. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/12/1/15
  • Lynch, J., Daly, D., Lafferty, N., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2022). The real deal: A qualitative investigation of authentic leadership in Irish Primary School leaders. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/12/4/106
  • Murphy, T. R. N., & Masterson, M. (2022). Teacher learning communities and leadership: Insights from a DEIS urban second-level school. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/12/4/114
  • Snow, N., Hickey, N., Blom, N., O’Mahony, L., & Mannix-McNamara, P. (2021). An exploration of leadership in post-primary schools: The Emergence of Toxic Leadership. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/11/2/54
  • Lafferty, N., MacCurtain, S., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2021). Donning the mask: The impact of covid-19 on emotional labour performance. Inderscience Online. https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/abs/10.1504/IJQI.2021.117187
  • Mannix-McNamara, P., Hickey, N., MacCurtain, S., & Blom, N. (2021). The Dark Side of School Culture. MDPI. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/11/3/87

Conference papers

  • Hickey, N., and Mannix McNamara, P. and Flaherty, A. (2023) "Distributed leadership: Lived experiences of Irish post-primary school principals and deputy principals" [Oral Presentation], European Conference on Educational Research, Glasgow.
  • Hickey, N., and Mannix McNamara, P. and Flaherty, A. (2023) "Distributed Leadership in Irish Post-primary Schools amidst a Pandemic: Interpretations and Implementation" [Oral Presentation], European Conference on Educational Research, Glasgow.
  • Hickey, N., and Mannix McNamara, P. and Flaherty, A. (2023) "Distributed Leadership: A Sustainable Practice?" [Oral Presentation], British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society, Belfast.
  • Hickey, N., Flaherty, A., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2023) “Distributed Leadership Enactment in Irish Post-primary Schools.” [Oral Presentation], International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement, Viña Del Mar, Chile.
  • Hickey, N., Flaherty, A., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2022) “School personnel’s interpretations of distributed leadership through the lens of teacher empowerment.” [Oral Presentation], World Education Leadership Symposium, Online.
  • Snow, N., Hickey, N., Blom, N., Mannix McNamara, P., & O'Mahony, L. (2021) “Toxic Leadership in Irish post-primary schools.” [Oral Presentation], International Association of Workplace Bullying and Harassment, Online.
  • Hickey, N., Flaherty, A., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2021) “Distributed leadership in post-primary schools: A scoping review mapping the current empirical research.” [Oral Presentation], International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement, Online.
  • Lafferty, N., Mac Curtain, S., & Mannix McNamara, P. (2019). “The emotional labour of Irish post-primary school teachers.” [Oral Presentation], European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology Conference, Turin, 2019.
  • Lafferty, N. (2018). “Are you being served? Emotional Labour.” [Oral Presentation], Research and Innovation Conference, Dublin.