Mari-Ana Myfanwy Jones

About

Dr Mari-Ana Jones is Associate Professor in Organisation and Leadership in the Education Sector at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). At NTNU, Dr Jones leads the Educational Leadership team, and has responsibility for the national headteacher training programme and the Master’s in Educational Leadership. She is also academic co-ordinator for a national network of publicly funded PhD candidates within the field of education (NATPRONET).

Dr Jones researches a broad range of topics connected to educational leadership, including the leadership of learning and development in educational organisations, leading professional learning communities, co-creative leadership practices, leading partnerships within education and leading for participation and social justice. She works closely with educational practitioners and has a range of partnership projects with the aim of co-creating knowledge about voice and participation in education contexts. Dr Jones has produced academic and practice-focused publications (including her PhD dissertation) about student voice and participation, both in English and in Norwegian. Recently she has embarked on research relating to experiences of student participation in teacher education and is leading a research project at NTNU on co-creating assessment practices with students in higher education.

Publications

2025

Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Burner, Tony; Lysberg, Julie. (2025) «Et faglig hjem» NATPRONET i nåtid og fremtid. NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Report
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Lund, Sandra; Sahlin, Susanne. (2025) Sami perspectives in school leadership? Conspicuous by their absence!. Education In The North
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Dehlin, Erlend; Bergh, Camilla Fredrikke. (2025) Expect the unexpected: The importance of school leaders in university-school partnerships. European Educational Research Journal
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Dehlin, Erlend. (2025) Exploring student participation in Norwegian schools. Improving Schools
Academic article

2024

Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Bergh, Camilla Fredrikke; Hagerup, Pia Skog; Aasen, Arne Johannes. (2024) Erfaringer med oppfølgingsordningen 2020-23. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Report
Rikstad, Gunhild; Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy. (2024) Medvirkning som samskaping i møtepunktet mellom museum og skole. Nordisk Museologi
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Skaalvik, Cecilie; Letnes, Mari-Ann; Dons, Carl Fredrik; Meidell, Mette. (2024) Mer enn tips og triks: hvordan få det beste ut av Dekom-samarbeid?.
Feature article

2023

Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Grevle, Tessa Eriksen; Dehlin, Erlend; Burner, Tony; Bubb, Sara. (2023) Opportunities and Dilemmas in Interactions between the Education Sector and Academia. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE)
Editorial
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Dehlin, Erlend. (2023) Betydningen av skriving og veiledning i rektorutdanningen i Forskning på den nasjonale skolelederutdanningen Del II. Utdanningsdirektoratet Utdanningsdirektoratet
Report

2022

Dehlin, Erlend; Jones, Mari-Ana. (2022) Mer rekruttskole i skolen? Her er vår mening: "Et rungende tja!".
Feature article
Dehlin, Erlend; Jones, Mari-Ana. (2022) Elevmedvirkning og samskapt læring. Fagbokforlaget Fagbokforlaget
Popular scientific book
Jones, Mari-Ana; Dahl, Thomas; Bubb, Sara. (2022) “We hope it isn’t about them deciding everything!” A Mixed Methods Study of Student Participation. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation
Dehlin, Erlend; Jones, Mari-Ana; Klev, Roger; Dons, Carl F.. (2022) Skoler i drift. Hvordan bruker erfaringene med korona til noe positivt?.
Feature article

2021

Dehlin, Erlend; Jones, Mari-Ana. (2021) Ledelse av lærernes profesjonelle læringsfellesskap i "eleven som subjekt"-skolen.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Jones, Mari-Ana; Hall, Valerie. (2021) Redefining student voice: applying the lens of critical pragmatism. Oxford Review of Education
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana; Dehlin, Erlend; Skoglund, Kristin Norum; Dons, Carl Fredrik. (2021) Crisis as opportunity: experiences of Norwegian school leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Education In The North
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana; Hall, Valerie A.. (2021) Student Voice and Student Feedback: How Critical Pragmatism Can Reframe Research and Practice.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2020

Jones, Mari-Ana. (2020) ‘Students as “development-agents”: how one school in Northern Norway brings students and teachers together to enact school improvement.’. Education In The North
Academic article
Bubb, Sara; Jones, Mari-Ana. (2020) Learning from the COVID-19 home-schooling experience: Listening to pupils, parents/carers and teachers. Improving Schools
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana; Bubb, Sara. (2020) Fagfornyelsen i praksis - erfaringer med hjemmeskole i Tysvær kommune. Bedre Skole
Article in business/trade/industry journal
Jones, Mari-Ana; Bubb, Sara. (2020) Student voice to improve schools: Perspectives from students, teachers and leaders in ‘perfect’ conditions. Improving Schools
Academic article

Journal publications

Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Lund, Sandra; Sahlin, Susanne. (2025) Sami perspectives in school leadership? Conspicuous by their absence!. Education In The North
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Dehlin, Erlend; Bergh, Camilla Fredrikke. (2025) Expect the unexpected: The importance of school leaders in university-school partnerships. European Educational Research Journal
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Dehlin, Erlend. (2025) Exploring student participation in Norwegian schools. Improving Schools
Academic article
Rikstad, Gunhild; Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy. (2024) Medvirkning som samskaping i møtepunktet mellom museum og skole. Nordisk Museologi
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Skaalvik, Cecilie; Letnes, Mari-Ann; Dons, Carl Fredrik; Meidell, Mette. (2024) Mer enn tips og triks: hvordan få det beste ut av Dekom-samarbeid?.
Feature article
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Grevle, Tessa Eriksen; Dehlin, Erlend; Burner, Tony; Bubb, Sara. (2023) Opportunities and Dilemmas in Interactions between the Education Sector and Academia. Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE)
Editorial
Dehlin, Erlend; Jones, Mari-Ana. (2022) Mer rekruttskole i skolen? Her er vår mening: "Et rungende tja!".
Feature article
Dehlin, Erlend; Jones, Mari-Ana; Klev, Roger; Dons, Carl F.. (2022) Skoler i drift. Hvordan bruker erfaringene med korona til noe positivt?.
Feature article
Jones, Mari-Ana; Hall, Valerie. (2021) Redefining student voice: applying the lens of critical pragmatism. Oxford Review of Education
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana; Dehlin, Erlend; Skoglund, Kristin Norum; Dons, Carl Fredrik. (2021) Crisis as opportunity: experiences of Norwegian school leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Education In The North
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana. (2020) ‘Students as “development-agents”: how one school in Northern Norway brings students and teachers together to enact school improvement.’. Education In The North
Academic article
Bubb, Sara; Jones, Mari-Ana. (2020) Learning from the COVID-19 home-schooling experience: Listening to pupils, parents/carers and teachers. Improving Schools
Academic article
Jones, Mari-Ana; Bubb, Sara. (2020) Fagfornyelsen i praksis - erfaringer med hjemmeskole i Tysvær kommune. Bedre Skole
Article in business/trade/industry journal
Jones, Mari-Ana; Bubb, Sara. (2020) Student voice to improve schools: Perspectives from students, teachers and leaders in ‘perfect’ conditions. Improving Schools
Academic article

Books

Dehlin, Erlend; Jones, Mari-Ana. (2022) Elevmedvirkning og samskapt læring. Fagbokforlaget Fagbokforlaget
Popular scientific book

Part of book/report

Dehlin, Erlend; Jones, Mari-Ana. (2021) Ledelse av lærernes profesjonelle læringsfellesskap i "eleven som subjekt"-skolen.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Jones, Mari-Ana; Hall, Valerie A.. (2021) Student Voice and Student Feedback: How Critical Pragmatism Can Reframe Research and Practice.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Burner, Tony; Lysberg, Julie. (2025) «Et faglig hjem» NATPRONET i nåtid og fremtid. NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet NTNU Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Report
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Bergh, Camilla Fredrikke; Hagerup, Pia Skog; Aasen, Arne Johannes. (2024) Erfaringer med oppfølgingsordningen 2020-23. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Report
Jones, Mari-Ana Myfanwy; Dehlin, Erlend. (2023) Betydningen av skriving og veiledning i rektorutdanningen i Forskning på den nasjonale skolelederutdanningen Del II. Utdanningsdirektoratet Utdanningsdirektoratet
Report
Jones, Mari-Ana; Dahl, Thomas; Bubb, Sara. (2022) “We hope it isn’t about them deciding everything!” A Mixed Methods Study of Student Participation. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Doctoral dissertation

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