Professor CAMPBELL, Paul

Educational Leadership

Principalship

Leadership Preparation and Development

Education Policy

Education Governance

Sociology of Education

Professional Learning

K-12 Education (Teaching, Learning and Assessment)

Prior to moving into Higher Education, I spent 11 years as a Primary Teacher and Senior Leader (Vice Principal) in schools in Scotland, Australia, Spain and Hong Kong. I retain a strong interest in supporting schools, leaders, teachers, and communities through professional learning and partnerships, and welcome inquires related to this.

2023

• Outstanding Paper Award, Emerald Literati Awards

2021

• Innovation Award – Journal of Professional Capital and Community (JPCC)/  International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)

2017

• Reflective Practice Award, British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS)

2016

• ICSEI and Scottish Educational Review Best Paper Award
   

• PI. Exploring the antecedents and effects of organizational ambidexterity in Chinese contexts. EdUHK Department of Education Policy & Leadership Research Programs Support Scheme. Duration: 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2025. Co-I: Assoc. Prof. Haiyan Qian, Assoc. Prof. Sedat Gumus, Assoc. Prof. Jiafang Lu, Assist. Prof. Maxwell Ho, Assist. Prof. Soobin Choi. International Collaborators: Prof. Kai Yu (Beijing Normal University), Prof. Yulian Zheng (Guizhou Education University), and Prof. Marcus Pietsch (Leuphana University of Lüneburg). Budget: $120,000.
• PI. Professional collaboration in the Hong Kong education system: examining the intersection of collaboration and leadership. EdUHK Start-Up Grant for Assistant Professors, Committee on Research & Development. Duration: 15/12/2023 to 14/12/2024. Budget: HK$ 150,000.
• PI. Principal Life Histories in Relation to Reform. Co-I: Prof. Amanda Datnow, UC San Diego, USA and Dr. Vicki Park, San Diego State University, USA.
• PI. Research and evidence informed policy making. EdUHK Faculty of Education and Human Development Targeted Research Exchange Scheme (2023-2024). Co-I: Prof. Melanie EHREN, VU (Netherlands)/ UCL (UK). Duration: 16/09/2023 to 15/09/2024. Budget: HK$ 80,000.
• PI. Collaboration: the ubiquitous panacea for challenges in education. BELMAS Research Bursary (2019). Duration: 26/9/2018 to 25/09/2020. HK$20,000.
   

Publications
 

• Campbell, P. (2024). Conceptualising collaboration for educational change: the role of leadership and governance, School Leadership & Management. 44: 4, 347-372. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2024.2355469 (Q1, IF3.7)
• Campbell, P. (2024). Leadership for Action on Climate Change: the role of Education Policy and Professional Standards in the Hong Kong Context. Journal of Professional Capital and Community. Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-01-2024-0010 (Scopus 6.8, IF 3.8).
• Campbell, P., Klein, E. D., & Sawalhi, R. (2023). Leading in times of disruption – preparedness, problems, and possibilities (Part 1), School Leadership & Management, 43:2, 99-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2023.2217499. (Q1, IF3.7)
• Campbell, P. (2023). Teacher Education in a Postcolonial Hong Kong: Forms, Drivers, Influences, and Agency. In: Mifsud, D., Day, S.P. (eds) Teacher Education as an Ongoing Professional Trajectory. Teacher Education, Learning Innovation and Accountability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28620-9_3
• Campbell, P., Hollweck, T., Netolicky, D.M. (2023). Grappling with pracademia in education: Forms, functions, and futures. In: Dickinson, J., Griffiths, TL. (eds) Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia. Knowledge Studies in Higher Education, vol 13. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33746-8_6
• Hollweck, T., Netolicky, D.M. and Campbell, P. (2022). Defining and exploring pracademia: identity, community, and engagement, Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 7:1, 6-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-05-2021-0026. (Scopus 6.8, IF3.8)
• Lu, J. &  Campbell, P. (2021). Conceptualising innovation and professional learning in the Hong Kong context, PRACTICE, 3:1, 67-72, DOI: 10.1080/25783858.2020.1831887
• Campbell, P. (2020). Rethinking professional collaboration and agency in a post-pandemic era. Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 5:3/4, 337-341. (Scopus 6.8, IF 3.8).

Editorial Work

2024-Present     

• Guest Editor – Special Issue: A Nexus Between Teacher Agency and Accountability: Research and Practice, Education Sciences (Q2)

2024-Present    

• Guest Editor – Special Issue: Teachers’ Use of Knowledge Sources to Develop and Improve Practice, Journal of Professional Capital and Community (Scopus 6.8, IF3.8)

2023-Present    

• Editorial Borad Member – British Educational Research Association (BERA) ‘BERA Guides’ Series

2023-Present    

• Publishing Mentor, BERA Curriculum Journal (Q2, IF1.6) 

2022-Present     

• Editorial Board Member – School Leadership and Management Journal (Q1, IF3.7)

2021-Present    

• Social Media Editor and Editorial Board Member – Management in Education Journal (Q1, IF2.5)

2021-2023        

• Guest Editor – Special Issue (3 parts) Leading in times of disruption –  preparedness, problems, and possibilities, School Leadership and Management, 43(2) (Q1, IF3.7)

2020-2022     

• Guest Editor – Special Issue: Pracademia: Exploring the possibilities, power and politics of boundary-spanners straddling the worlds of practice and scholarship, Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 7(1) (Scopus 6.8, IF3.8)

2020-Present    

• Co-editor – ICSEI Dialogic (Annual Issue) - International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)

2018-Present    

• Editorial Board Member – Management in Education Journal (Q1, IF2.5)

Board and Committee Membership

2022-Present    

• Elected Board Member and Director – International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)
   

2021-Present    

• International Advisory Board Member, Leadership for Professional Learning Symposium (LfPL)

2020-Present    

• Publications Committee Member, British Educational Research Association (BERA)

2019-2024    

• External Reviewer, Master of Education (M.Ed.) international contexts specialism pathways, University of Hong Kong

2017-Present    

• Educational Leadership Network (ELN) Coordinator, International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)

2017-Present    

• Reviewer for the journals:
  • School Leadership and Management (Q1)
  • Educational Administration Quarterly (Q1)
  • Management in Education (Q1)
  • Journal of Professional Capital and Community (Q1)
  • Professional Development in Education (Q1)
  • Teaching and Teacher Education (Q1)
  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability (Q1)
  • Frontiers in Education (Q2)
  • International Journal of Leadership in Education (Q1)
  • International Studies in Sociology of Education (Q2)

2017-Present     

• Conference reviewer for:
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS)
  • British Educational Research Association (BERA)
  • International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)
  • University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)

Professional Membership

• Hong Kong Education Bureau (EDB) – Registered Teacher
• General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) – Fully Registered Teacher
• American Educational Research Association (AERA) 
  • Division A – Leadership
  • Division K – Education Policy
  • Educational Change SIG
• International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)
• British Educational Research Association (BERA)
• Scottish Educational Research Association (SERA)
• Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK)
   

Honorary Positions

2023-Present    

• Honorary International Affiliate, Centre for International Research into Leadership in Education (CIRLE), Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK

2022-Present    

• Fellow, Royal society for the encouragement of arts, manufactures and commerce (FRSA)

2021-Present

• Scholar Practitioner Fellow,  The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change (APCLC)