Practitioner Research

Tim is a practitioner researcher and a member of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS). He contributes to the Religion and Education Research Group at Liverpool Hope University. His research interests include spiritual leadership and using Appreciative Inquiry as a method of participatory action research.


Recent Research Activity


2010 (forthcoming) Spirited Leadership and the Struggle for the Soul of Headteachers, in Educational Management, Administration and Leadership forthcoming Vol. 38, (2010)


2008 Spiritual Intelligence in Leadership Development: An enquiry into the ethical orientation of leadership styles in LPSH, in Educational Management, Administration and Leadership Vol. 36, No. 3 (2008)


2007 Appreciative Inquiry and Spiritual Practice. Paper presented to the Religion and Education Research Group, Liverpool Hope University.


2007 Personal Growth and Spirituality in Leadership Development: A Critical Analysis of the Construction of Self in LPSH, in Educational Management, Administration and Leadership  Vol. 35, No. 4, 535-554 (2007)


2007 2nd Prize - Best Paper by new researchers published in Educational Management Administration and Leadership


2007 The Soul of Teaching and Professional Learning. An Appreciative Inquiry into the Enneagram of Reflective Practice. Educational Action Research Vol 15.1 March 2007


2007 Faith in School Leadership: conceptualising the distinctiveness and inclusiveness of church school headship, in Management in Education, Vol. 21, No. 2, 15-20 (2007)


2006 Presentation BELMAS conference (British Educational Leadership, Management & Administration Society)


2006 Managing Managerialism in Church School Leadership: A Practitioner Inquiry In the Theology of Education, in British Journal of Religious Education Volume 28, 3, September 2006


2004 Church School Leadership and the Theology of Education: Integrating Spirituality, Ministry and Administrative Philosophy in the Practice of the Headteacher. Doctoral Thesis. University of Liverpool/Liverpool Hope University 2004


Interim Headships - Leadership Coaching - Educational Consulting - Action Research