School leadership, policy, and development;
Parental engagement;
Networks/federations of schools;
CPD and its evaluation
RESEARCH GROUPS
Leadership, Policy and Development Unit (LPDU)
BACKGROUND
Janet first trained in theology, and later in education, obtaining an EdD from the University of Nottingham in 2005.
While at Nottingham, Janet held a number of administrative posts, including supervising and teaching modules in theology, women's and gender studies. She then moved into research, working on the Impact of Continuing Professional Development project.
Having come to Warwick, Janet continued to work on that project, as well as working with the NCSL on Networked Learning Communities. She was involved in research on the funding of education in the UK, and on the evaluation of federations of schools.
She has also been involved on research on implimentation of workforce reform.
Currently, she is lead researcher in the UK on the Beyond Expectations Project, looking at turnaround organisations in Health, Education, Business and Sport.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Review of best practice in supporting parental engagement, DCSF,
Project Start Date:
01/01/2010
Project End Date:
30/03/2010
Establishing and developing high performance leadership teams, with Prof Tony Bush, Institute of Education, Mr Ian D Abbott - Institute of Education
Dr. Janet Goodall - Institute of Education, National College for School Leadership,
Project Start Date:
04/11/2009
Project End Date:
31/03/2010
Harris A, Day C, Goodall J, Lindsay G, Muijs D
(2006) 'What difference does it make? Continuing Professional Development in Schools'
Scottish Educational Review
37
90 - 98 (0141-9072)
Goodall J, Day C
(2006) 'A route map for CPD'
Professional Development Today
9
(2), 43 - 45