Southampton Education School

Daniel Muijs

BA, MSc, PhD

Primary position:
Head of Leadership, School Improvement & Effectiveness Research Centre

Background

Professor Daniel Muijs is Chair of Education. Previously he worked at the University of Manchester as Chair of Pedagogy and Teacher Development at the University of Manchester, School of Education, as Chair of School Leadership and Management at the University of Newcastle and as senior at Warwick Institute of Education. He is an acknowledged expert in the field of Educational and Teacher Effectiveness and is co-editor of the journal ‘School Effectiveness and School Improvement’. He has published widely in the areas of educational effectiveness, leadership and research methods, and has conducted research for government agencies (DCSF, NCSL, QCA), Charitable Trusts (Gatsby) and Research Councils (ESRC).

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Publications

The University of Southampton's electronic library (e-prints)

Article

Othman, Mariam and Muijs, Daniel (2013) Educational quality differences in a middle income country: the urban-rural gap in Malaysian primary schools. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 24, (1), 104-122. (doi:10.1080/09243453.2012.691425).
Lumby, J. and Muijs, D. (2013) Corrupt language, corrupt thought: the white paper 'the importance of teaching'. British Education Research Journal (In Press).
Harris, Alma, Chapman, Chris, Reynolds, David and Muijs, Daniel (2013) Getting lost in translation? An analysis of the international engagement of practitioners and policy-makers with the educational effectiveness research base. School Leadership and Management, 33, (1), 3-19. (doi:10.1080/13632434.2012.723622).
Muijs, Daniel, Chapman, Chris and Armstrong, Paul (2012) Teach first: pedagogy and outcomes: the impact of an alternative certification programme. Journal for Educational Research Online, 4, (2), 26-94.
Reynolds, David, Chapman, Christopher P., Kelly, Anthony, Muijs, Daniel and Sammons, P. (2012) Educational effectivenes: the development of the discipline, the critiques, the defence and the present debate. Effective Education, 3, (2), 109-127. (doi:10.1080/19415532.2011.686168).
Dunne, Mairead, Humphreys, Stephen, Dyson, Alan, Sebba, Judy, Gallanaugh, Frances and Muijs, Daniel (2012) The teaching and learning of pupils in low-attainment sets. Curriculum Journal, 22, (4), 485-513. (doi:10.1080/09585176.2011.627206).
Dunne, Mairead, Humphreys, Sara, Dyson, Alan, Sebba, Judy, Gallanaugh, Frances and Muijs, Daniel (2011) The teaching and learning of pupils in low-attainment sets. Curriculum Journal, 22, (4), 485-513. (doi:10.1080/09585176.2011.627206).
Muijs, Daniel, Kelly, Anthony, Sammons, Pam, Reynolds, David and Chapman, Chris (2011) The value of educational effectiveness research – a response to recent criticism. Research Intelligence, 114, (24), 24-25.
Muijs, Daniel and Dunne, Mairead (2010) Setting by ability - or is it? A quantitative study of determinants of set placement in English secondary schools. Educational Research, 52, (4), 391-407. (doi:10.1080/00131881.2010.524750).
Theodosiou-Zipiti, Galatia, West, Mel and Muijs, Daniel R. (2010) Factors affecting ethnic minority students’ attainment in secondary schools in Cyprus: a focus group study. Intercultural Education, 21, (5), 483-489. (doi:10.1080/14675986.2010.521394).
Muijs, Daniel, Dyson, Alan, Ainscow, Mel, Raffo, Carlo, Goldrick, Sue, Kerr, Kirstin, Lennie, Clare and Miles, Susie (2010) Leading under pressure: leadership for social inclusion. School Leadership and Management, 30, (2), 143-157. (doi:10.1080/13632431003663198 ).
Chapman, Chris, Lindsay, Geoff, Muijs, Daniel, Harris, Alma, Arweck, Elisabeth and Goodall, Janet (2010) Governance, leadership and management in federations of schools. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 21, (1), 53-74. (doi:10.1080/09243450903569734 ).
Muijs, Daniel, West, Mel and Ainscow, Mel (2010) Why network? theoretical perspectives on networking and collaboration between schools. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 21, (1), 5-26. (doi:10.1080/09243450903569692).
Muijs, Daniel (2010) Leadership and organisational performance: from research to prescription? International Studies in Educational Administration and Management, 38, (3)
Muijs, Daniel (2008) Educational effectiveness and the legacy of Bert P. M. Creemers. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 19, (4), 463-472. (doi:10.1080/09243450802535224 ).
Hartas, Dimitra, Lindsay, Geoff and Muijs, Daniel (2008) Identifying and selecting able students for the NAGTY summer school: emerging issues and future considerations. High Ability Studies, 19, (1), 5-18. (doi:10.1080/13598130801980265 ).
Muijs, Daniel and Lindsay, Geoff (2008) Where are we at? An empirical study of levels and methods of evaluating continuing professional development. British Educational Research Journal, 34, (2), 195-211. (doi:10.1080/01411920701532194 ).
Muijs, Daniel (2008) Widening opportunities? A case study of school-to-school collaboration in a rural district. Improving Schools, 11, (1), 61-73. (doi:10.1177/1365480207086755 ).
Campbell, R.J, Muijs, R.D., Neelands, J.G.A., Robinson, W., Eyre, D. and Hewston, R. (2007) The social origins of students identified as gifted and talented in England: a geo-demographic analysis. Oxford Review of Education, 33, (1), 103-120. (doi:10.1080/03054980601119664 ).
Muijs, Daniel and Harris, Alma (2007) Teacher leadership in (in)action: three case studies of contrasting schools. Educational, Management, Administration and Leadership, 35, (1), 111-134. (doi:10.1177/1741143207071387).

Book

Chapman, Christopher P., Armstrong, Paul, Harris, Alma, Muijs, Daniel R., Reynolds, David and Sammons, Pam (eds.) (2011) School effectiveness and improvement research, policy and practice: challenging the orthodoxy? , Abingdon, GB, Routledge, 298pp.
Tolmie, Andrew, Muijs, Daniel and McAteer, Erica (2011) Quantitative methods in educational and social research using SPSS, Maidenhead, GB, Open University Press, 571pp.
Muijs, D., Ainscow, M., Chapman, C. and West, M. (eds.) (2011) Collaboration and networking in education, London, GB, Springer
Muijs, Daniel and Reynolds, David (2011) Effective teaching: evidence and practice. Third edition, London, GB, Sage
Muijs, Daniel (2010) Doing quantitative research in education with SPSS. 2nd edition, London, GB, Sage Publications (In Press).
Muijs, Daniel and Reynolds, David (eds.) (2010) Effective teaching. Evidence and practice. Third edition., London, GB, Sage Publications, 368pp. (In Press).
Muijs, Daniel and Reynolds, David (2005) Effective teaching: evidence and practice. Second edition, London, GB, Sage

Book Section

Muijs, Daniel (2012) Responsibility in a high-accountability system: leading schools in England. In, Volante, Louis (ed.) School leadership in the context of standards-based reform. New York, US, Springer. (Studies in Educational Leadership, 16).
Muijs, Daniel (2012) Advanced quantitative data analysis. In, Briggs, Ann, Coleman, Marianne and Morrison, Marlene (eds.) Research Methods in Educational Leadership and Management. Third edition. Thousand Oaks, US, Sage, 363-380.
Muijs, Daniel (2012) Researching educational effectiveness. In, Chapman, Chris, Armstrong, Paul, Muijs, Daniel, Reynolds, David and Sammons, Pam (eds.) Advances in Educational Effectiveness and Improvement Research. Abingdon, GB, Taylor and Francis. (In Press).
Muijs, Daniel R. (2011) School effectiveness research. In, Chapman, Christopher, Armstrong, Paul, Harris, Alma, Muijs, Daniel, Reynolds, David and Sammons, Pam (eds.) School Effectiveness and Improvement Research, Policy and Practice: Challenging the Orthodoxy? Abingdon, GB, Routledge.
Huber, Stephan and Muijs, Daniel (2010) School leadership effectiveness: the growing insight in the importance of school leadership for the quality and development of schools and their pupils. In, Huber, Stephen (ed.) International Perspectives on School Leadership. Oxford, GB, Springer.
Muijs, R.D. (2010) Changing classroom practice. In, Hargreaves, A., Lieberman, A., Fullan, M. and Hopkins, D. (eds.) Second International Handbook of Educational Change. London, GB, Springer, 857-868. (Springer International Handbooks of Education, 23).
Muijs, Daniel and Chapman, Chris (2009) Accountability for improvement: rhetoric or reality? In, Chapman, Christopher P. and Gunter, Helen (eds.) Radical Reforms: Perspectives on an Era of Educational Change. Abingdon, GB, Routledge.
West, Mel and Muijs, Daniel (2009) Personalized learning. In, Chapman, Christopher and Gunter, Helen (eds.) Radical Reforms: Perspectives on an Era of Educational Change. Abingdon, GB, Taylor and Francis.
Muijs, Daniel (2009) Effectiveness and disadvantage in education. Can a focus on effectiveness aid equity in education? In, Raffo, Carlo, Dyson, Alan, Gunter, Helen, Hall, Dave, Jones, Lisa and Kalambouka, Afroditi (eds.) Education and Poverty in Affluent Countries. Abingdon, GB, Routledge.
Muijs, Daniel (2008) Pupil learning and intelligence. In, Teaching in Secondary Schools. 2nd Edition. Maidenhead, GB, Open University Press.

Conference or Workshop Item

Reynolds, David, Chapman, C. and Muijs, Daniel (2012) Towards franchising in education? An empirical investigation of chains of academies in England. In, EARLI SIG 18. From Theory to Theory. Empirical Analyses in Relation to Theoretical Models of Educational Effectiveness, Zurich, Switzerland, 29 - 31 Sep 2012.
Muijs, Daniel (2012) Collaboration for school improvement. School-to-school partnerships. In, European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction SIG 18 Conference 'Educational Effectiveness', Zurich, Switzerland, 29 - 31 Aug 2012.
Muijs, Daniel, Reynolds, David and Chapman, Chris (2012) Toward franchising in education? An empirical investigation of chains of academies in England. In, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, CA, 13 - 17 Apr 2012.
Khambhaita, Priya, Downey, Christopher, Muijs, Daniel and Kelly, Anthony (2012) Class, ethnicity, and exam subject entry: trends from academic year 2002 to 2009. In, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, CA, 13 - 17 Apr 2012.
Muijs, Daniel and Rumyantseva, Nataliya L. (2012) Coopetition in education? A case study of collaboration in a competitive environment. In, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, 13 - 17 Apr 2012.
Muijs, Daniel (2012) Leading under Pressure: responsibility in a high-stakes system. In, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, CA, 13 - 17 Apr 2012.
Chapman, Chris, Muijs, Daniel and MacAllister, James (2012) Collaborative school turnaround: a study of the impact of federation on student outcomes. In, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, 13 - 17 Apr 2012.
Reynolds, David, Harris, A., Chapman, C. and Muijs, Daniel (2012) Lost in translation? – the limited international take up of Educational Effectiveness Research (EER), Teacher Effectiveness Research (TER) and School/System Improvement Research (SSIR) by practitioners and policymakers. 25th Annual Meeting of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement,, Malmo, Sweden, 05 - 08 Jan 2012.
Reynolds, David, Chapman, C. and Muijs, Daniel (2012) Towards franchising in education: an empirical investigation of chains of academies in England. In, 25th Annual Meeting of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Malmo, Sweden, 05 - 08 Jan 2012.
Muijs, Daniel R. (2011) The mechanisms, challenges and constraint that face building capacities in educational leadership. Paper presented at the Unesco Regional Centre for Educational Planning First International Conference on Policies, Planning and Praxis, , Al Sharjah, UAE,
Muijs, Daniel R. (2011) Emotional aspects of school-to-school collaboration. In, Leading Ahead, Leon, Spain,
Moos, Lejf and Muijs, Daniel R. (2011) A European framework of reference. Leading Ahead, Leon, Spain,
Muijs, Daniel R. (2011) Teach First: an empirical study of pedagogy and leadership of Teach First teachers. What and How Do Teachers Learn From Experience?, Oxford, GB, 23 - 25 Oct 2011.
Muijs, Daniel R., Chapman, Chris and Armstrong, Paul (2011) The pedagogy of Teach First teachers. Effects of an alternative certification programme in England. In, British Educational Research Association Conference, London, GB,
Muijs, Daniel R., Kelly, Anthony, Reynolds, David, Sammons, Pam and Chapman, Chris (2011) The value of educational effectiveness research – a response to recent criticism. British Educational Research Association Conference, London, GB,
Reynolds, David, Chapman, C., Kelly, Anthony, Muijs, Daniel and Sammon, P. (2011) Stephen Gorard and school effectiveness. A rejoinder and final response. In, British Educational Research Association - Annual Conference 2011, London, GB, 06 - 08 Sep 2011.
Muijs, Daniel R. (2011) Co-opetition: collaborating in a competitive environment. The 16-19 Summer Conference of the Sixth Form Colleges Forum, Cambridge, GB, 29 Jun - 01 Jul 2011.
Muijs, Daniel, Chapman, Chris and Armstrong, Paul (2011) The relationship between participation in an alternative certfication programme (teach first) and pupil attainment. In, International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, 04 - 07 Jan 2011.
Muijs, R.D. and Pearson, Dave (2011) School level contextual factors predicting bullying. In, International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 04 - 07 Jan 2011.
Muijs, R.D. (2011) Methodological change in school effectieveness and improvement research. In, International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Limassol, Cyprus, 04 - 07 Jan 2011.
Muijs, R.D., Creemers, B.P.M., Kyriakides, L, van der Werf, G, Timperley, H and Earl, L (2011) State of the art – teacher effectiveness and professional learning. International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Limassol District, CY, 04 - 07 Jan 2011.
Muijs, R.D., Chapman, C. and Armstrong, P. (2011) Teacher leaders in teach first: can recent graduates help lead school improvement? In, International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 04 - 07 Jan 2011.
Muijs, Daniel, Chapman, Chris and Armstrong, Paul (2011) The pedagogy of teach first teachers: What are graduates in an alternative certification programme like as teachers? In, International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Limassol, CY, 04 - 07 Jan 2011.
Reynolds, David, Muijs, Daniel, Park, J. and Cruse, E. (2010) Teacher, school and programme effects: a new educational effectiveness research study. In, Educational Effectiveness Special Interest Group of the European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction, Leuven, BE,
Muijs, Daniel R., Woods, Charlotte Emma, Armstrong, Paul, Collins, Alison and Pearson, Diana (2010) The new role of school business managers: An additional route to school improvement? In, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, 30 Apr - 04 May 2010.
Muijs, R.D., Chapman, C., Collins, A. and Armstrong, P. (2010) The Teach First alternative certification program in England: impact on teacher leadership and classroom practice. In, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, US, 30 Apr - 04 May 2010.
Muijs, R.D., Chapman, C. and Sammons, P. (2010) Federations and student outcomes: a study of the impact of school-to-school collaboration on school improvement. In, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, US, 30 Apr - 04 May 2010.
Muijs, R.D. (2010) Methodological change in school effectiveness research. ESRC Seminar on New Directions in Educational Effectiveness and Improvement, Glasgow, GB,
Othman, M and Muijs, R.D. (2010) The quality of schools in Malaysia. In, International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Kuala Lumpur, MY, 05 - 08 Jan 2010.
Muijs, R.D., Chapman, C., Collins, A. and Armstrong, P. (2010) The impact of teach first on leadership and classroom practice: a mixed methods study of the impact of an alternative teacher certification programme on school serving disadvantaged areas. In, International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Kuala Lumpur, MY,
Reynolds, David, Chapman, Chris, Muijs, Daniel and Sammons, P. (2010) School effectiveness and improvement: the future agenda. In, International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Kuala Lumpur, MY,
Muijs, R.D. (2009) Centralised provision: pitfalls and possibilities. Lessons from the English approach to developing school leaders. Expert Conference School Leadership Qualification, Essen, DE,
Muijs, R.D. (2009) Exercising instructional leadership (by the headteacher): what we know and don't know about leadership and school effectiveness. Annual Meeting of the Cyprus Educational Administration Association, Nicosia, CY,
Muijs, R.D. (2009) Distributed leadership and school effectiveness. Leadership in Education: Dissemination Conference, Tallinn, EE,

Monograph

Dyke, Martin, Rietdijk, Willeke, Johnston, Brenda, Muijs, Daniel, Eastwood , Tom and Rowan, Tanya (2011) The impact of increased tuition fees in England on the decision to participate in higher education: A study of Year 12 pupils in the Southampton region. Southampton, GB, Univerity of Southampton
Muijs, Daniel, Chapman, Chris and Armstrong, Paul (2010) Maximum Impact Evaluation: the impact of Teach First teachers in schools. An evaluation funded by the Maximum Impact Programme for Teach First. Final Report. Manchester, GB, University of Manchester, 63pp.
 

Responsibilities

Associations

EU Comenius Network – The Making of Leadership

Teaching Responsibilities

Doctorate of Education (EdD)

PhD

Research Training Provision (RTP)

PhD Students

Helen Fenton:  Leadership, School Improvement and Effectiveness

Stephanie Meakin: Leadership, School Improvement and Effectiveness

Vhyna Ortega: Usefulness of self-evaluation processes in relation to quality improvement in a private university

Contact

Professor Daniel Muijs
Southampton Education School
University of Southampton
Building 32
Southampton
SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom

Room Number: 32/2003

Telephone: (023) 8059 3080
Email: D.Muijs@soton.ac.uk