Schmidt, M., & Mestry, R. (2021). South African Indian female leaders in the Gauteng Province. International Journal of Leadership in Education.

Schmidt, M., & Mestry, R. (under review). Troubling the South African Principalship. Gender and Education.

Schmidt, M, Wu, E., Berynets, K., & Scott, C. (2018) Theory, the Chinese Student and Western Higher Education, Journal of Higher Education Theory & Practice 18 (2), 39-51.

Schmidt, M. (2017). The perils of outcomes-based education in fostering South African educational     transformation. Open Journal of Political Science, 07 (03), 368-379. 

Schmidt, M., & Mestry, R. (2015). The experiences of female principals in the Gauteng Province. American Journal of Educational Research (3), 7, 813-821.

Schmidt, M., & Mestry, R. (2014). South African female principalship & agency examined through an intersectional lens. Canadian and International Education, 43 (1), Article 6.

Mestry, R., Conley, D., & Schmidt, M. (2013). The instructional leadership role of primary school principals. Education as Change, 17 (1), 49-64.

Mestry, R., Pillay, J. & Schmidt, M. (2012). Teacher attitudes and the leadership role of principals in shaping the culture of South African schools. Journal of Educational Studies.

Mestry, R. & Schmidt, M. (2012). A feminist postcolonial examination of female principals’ experiences in South African secondary schools. Gender and Education, 24(5), 535-551.

Mestry, R. & Schmidt, M. (2010). Portfolio assessment as a tool for promoting professional development of school principals: A South African perspective. Education & Urban Society, 42(3), 352–373.

Schmidt, M. (2010). Is there a place for emotions in leadership preparation programs? Journal of Educational Administration, 48(5), 626–641.

Samier, E. & Schmidt, M. (2010). The emotional imperative in administrative and leadership education. Journal of Educational Administration, 48(5).

Schmidt, M. & Datnow, A. (2005). Teachers’ sense-making about comprehensive school reform: The influence of emotions. Teaching & Teacher Education, 21(8), 949–965.

Giroux, H. & Schmidt, M. (2004). Closing the achievement gap: A metaphor for children left behind. Journal of Educational Change, 5(3), 213–228.

Schmidt, M. & White, R. (2004). Educational change: Putting reform into perspective. Journal of Educational Change, 5(3), 207–211. 

Hargreaves, A., Earl, L. & Schmidt, M. (2002). Perspectives on alternative assessment reform. American Educational Research Journal, 39(1), 69–95.

Schmidt, M. (2000). Role theory, emotions, and identity of department heads in secondary schooling. Teaching & Teacher Education, 16(8), 827–842.