Dr. Anne Pirrie
READER IN EDUCATION
Background
Anne Pirrie is Reader in Education. Prior to joining the University in June 2007, she was a researcher at The SCRE Centre at the University of Glasgow, where she directed an evaluation of the impact of Section 15 of the Standards in Scotland's Schools, etc, Act 2000, funded by the Scottish Executive.
She has recently completed an investigation into what happens to young people who have been permanently excluded from Pupil Referral Units (PRUS) and special schools in England. This study was funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), and undertaken with colleagues at the Universities of Edinburgh and Warwick. The Final Report was published in the autumn of 2009.
Anne is a migrant from the humanities to the social sciences. She completed her PhD on the Austrian Jewish writer Joseph Roth (1894-1939) at the University of Edinburgh. Roth’s attention to detail, his ability to draw the general from the particular and his extraordinary capacity to make the familiar seem strange have been influential in her subsequent career development. She taught German and French in Edinburgh secondary schools before moving to Italy, where she worked freelance as a translator and editor. She joined the staff at The Scottish Council for Research in Education (now The SCRE Centre) in 1987, and has held research fellowships at the Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh.
Publications since 1997
Journal articles
Pirrie, A. and Brown, J.B. (2011) Field/Work, Site, and Other Matters: exploring design practice across disciplines, Policy Futures in Education, 9, 5: 598-607 (Click here for weblink) (View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A., Rydzewska, E. and Macleod, G. (2011) Caught in the net? Interdisciplinary perspectives on a longitudinal view of emotional and behavioural difficulties, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 16, 4: 339-350 (View pdf of Article).
Pirrie, A., Macleod, G., Cullen, M.A. and McCluskey, G. (2011) What happens to pupils permanently excluded from special schools and pupil referral units in England? British Educational Research Journal, 37, 3, pp519-538. (Click here for link) (View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A., Adamson, K and Humes, W. (2010) Flexing academic identities: speaking truth to power, Power and Education, 2, 1, pp 97-106. (Click here for link)
Pirrie, A., (2010) Notes from the exclusion zone: reflections on educational inclusion, Scottish Affairs, 71, Spring, pp 78-94.
Macleod, G. and Pirrie, A. (2010) From a distance: researching across jurisdictions in the UK, Scottish Educational Review, 42, 1, pp 60-70. (Click here for link)
Macleod, G., MacAllister, J. and Pirrie, A. (2010) Emotional education as second language acquisition? International Journal of Emotional Education, 2, 1, pp 34-48. (View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. and Macleod, G. (2010) Tripping, slipping and losing the way: moving beyond methodological difficulties in social research, British Educational Research Journal, 36, 3, pp 367-378. (View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. and Macleod, G. (2009) Travels with a donkey: further adventures in social research, Power and Education, 1, 3, pp 270-281. (Click here for link)
Pirrie, A. and Macleod, G. (2009) Locked out: researching destinations and outcomes for young people permanently excluded from special schools and pupil referral units, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 14, 3, pp 185-194. ( View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. (2008) RAE talkin’ blues. Reflections on the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) and conformism in educational research, Research Intelligence, 102 pp 22-23. ( View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. (2008) Through a glass, darkly: reflections on the presumption of mainstreaming in Scottish Education, Scottish Affairs, 62, pp 17-33. ( View pdf of Article )
Pirrie, A. and Head, G. (2007) Martians in the playground: researching special educational needs, Oxford Review of Education, 33, 1, pp 19-31. ( View pdf of Article)
Head, G. and Pirrie, A. (2007) The place of special education within a policy climate of inclusion, Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 7, 2, pp. 90-96. ( View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. (2005) Reclaiming basic skills: in defence of long-life learning, Policy Futures in Education, 3, 1, pp 106-116. ( View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. (2005) The disenchanted assembly: the consultation on religious observance in Scottish schools', Scottish Affairs, no. 50 (winter 2005), pp. 71-85.
Pirrie, A and Lowden, K. (2004) The Magic Mirror: an inquiry into the purposes of education, Journal of Education Policy, 19 (4) pp 515-527. ( View pdf of Article)
Munn, P., Stead, J., MacLeod, G., Brown, J., Cowie, M., McCluskey, G., Pirrie, A. and Scott, J., (2004) Schools for the 21st Century: The national debate on education in Scotland, Research Papers in Education, Vol. 19, 4, pp 433-452. ( View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. (2003) Spoilsport: on sport and attainment, Educational Research, 45, 2, pp 181-188. ( View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. (2001) Evidence-based practice in education: the best medicine? British Journal of Educational Studies, 49, 2, pp 124-136. ( View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. (2000) Benign sadness, malignant neglect, Medical Education, 34, p 960.
Pirrie, A. (2000) Research in medical education: the law of diminishing non-returns? Medical Education, 34, pp 333.334.
Pirrie, A. and Fraser, F. (2000) The Early Intervention Programme: startrite for a new Scotland? Scottish Educational Review, 32, 1, pp 33-43.
Pirrie, A. (1999) ‘Supposing’: reading between the lines. An allegorical account of contemporary debates on literacy, British Journal of Educational Studies, 47, 4, pp 348-363. (View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A. (1999) Rocky mountains and tired Indians: on territories and tribes, British Educational Research Journal, 25, 1, pp 113-126. (View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A., Hamilton, S. and Wilson, V. (1999) Multidisciplinary education: some issues and concerns, Educational Research, 41, 3, pp 1-14. (View pdf of Article)
Wilson, V. and Pirrie, A. (1999) Developing professional competence: lessons from the emergency room, Studies in Higher Education, 24, 2, pp 211-224. (View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A., Wilson, V., Harden, R. Elsegood, J. (1998) Promoting cohesive practice in health care, Medical Teacher, 20, 5, pp 408-415.
Wilson, V., Pirrie, A. and Finnigan, J. (1998) Encouraging learning: a study of continuing professional development in health care, Health Bulletin, 56, 3 pp 667-674.
Pirrrie, A. (1997) The new game: professional foul or own goal? British Educational Research Journal, 23, 5, pp 565-574. (View pdf of Article)
Pirrie, A., Wilson, V. and Stead, J. (1997) Evaluating multidisciplinary education: reflections at half time. CAIPE Bulletin, 13, pp 34-35.
Pirrie, A., Wilson, V. and Stead, J. (1997) Evaluating multidisciplinary education: work in progress, Journal of Interprofessional Care, 11, 2, pp 228-229.
Reports
Pirrie, A., Macleod, G., Cullen, M.A. and McCluskey, G (2009) Where next for pupils excluded from special schools and Pupil Referral Units (PRUS)? Final Report to the DCSF. (Click here for link)
Pirrie, A., Head, G. and Brna, P. (2006) Mainstreaming Pupils with Special Educational Needs. Insight 17. Scottish Executive Education Department. (Click here for link)
Pirrie, A., Head, G. and Brna, P. (2006) Mainstreaming Pupils with Special Educational Needs: an evaluation. (Click here for link)
Pirrie, A., Elliot, D., McConnell, F. and Wilkinson, J.E. (2006) Evaluation of the Eco Schools Programme in Scotland. (Click here for link)
Pirrie, A. Davidson, J., Garside, L. and Doyle, G (2006) Review of the Northern Ireland Numeracy Strategy. Final Report submitted to the Belfast Education and Library Board.
Pirrie, A., Hamilton, S., Garside, L. and McGonigal, J. (2006) Review of the Northern Ireland Literacy Strategy. Final Report submitted to the Western Education and Library Board.
Pirrie, A., Hamilton, S., Kirk, S and Davidson, J. (2004) Interim Evaluation of the Socrates Programme in the UK: Final Report. SCRE Research Report 116. (Click here for link)
Pirrie, A., Lowden, K. and Quinn, J. (2004) Religious Observance in Scottish Schools: Final Report on the consultation. SCRE Research Report 117. (Click here for link)
Pirrie, A., Wilson, V. and Lowden, K. (2002) Inquiry into the purposes of education in Scotland. Final Report on the findings from the focus group consultation.
Pirrie, A., Wilson, V., Powney, J. and Hamilton, S. (2002) Gender equality in the Socrates Programme. Final Report to the European Commission. SCRE Research Report 112. (Click here for link)
Conference contributions
Pirrie, A. Macleod, G. and Rydzewska, E. (2011) SLAM. Stories of life after Millbrook, long-term outcomes for women with experience of specialist provision for young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties, ECER 2011, Berlin.
Pirrie, A. (2011) Six Characters in Search of an Author. Presentation at the colloquium on Philosophy of Education as a Lived Experience: navigating through dichotomies of thought and action, Tilos, Greece, 11-16 July 2011.
Pirrie, A. (2011) Il meglio è nemico del bene? Curriculum for Excellence nell’ ottica delle competenze chiave per l’apprendimento permanente. Invited presentation at a two-day seminar organised by the Centro Initiativa Democratica degli Insegnanti (CIDI), Cagliari, Sardinia, 28-29 April 2011.
Pirrie, A. and Macleod, G. Madness in method, method in madness: establishing trust at a distance, Discouse, Power and Resistance 9, University of Greenwich, London 30th March-1st April 2010.
Pirrie, A., and Cullen, M.A (2009) Longitudinal study of experiences of pupils permanently excluded from specialist educational provision, ECER 2010, Vienna.
Pirrie, A. (2009) Longitudinal study of experiences of pupils permanently excluded from specialist educational provision. Keynote presentation at a day conference organised by the National Union of Teachers, London, 5 February 2009.
Pirrie, A. Notes from the Exclusion Zone: on self-reference and inclusion, ECER 2008, Gothenburg.
Pirrie, A. Researching Young People Who Have Been Permanently Excluded From Special Schools And Pupil Referral Units, ECER 2008, Gothenburg.
Pirrie, A. Key Competences for Lifelong Learning. A brief introduction to the European Reference Framework for Key Competences in Lifelong Learning, European Training Foundation, Turin, March 2006.
Pirrie, A. Mainstreaming Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs, Inclusive and Supportive Education Congress (International Special Education Conference) University of Strathclyde Glasgow, Scotland, 1-4 August 2005. (Click here for link)
Pirrie, A. Mainstreaming pupils with special educational needs, European Conference on Educational Research, University of Crete, Rethymnon Campus, 22-25 September 2004.
Pirrie, A. L'uomo senza qualità: qualche riflessioni sulle competenze di base. Invited contribution to a seminar entitled A scuola in Europa: verso 2010, organized by the Cooperativa Insegnanti Initiativa Democratica, Genoa, Italy, 25 - 26 November 2004.
Pirrie, A. Le competenze di base per i cittadini europei, Presentation at the National Congress of the Cooperativa Insegnanti Initiativa Democratica, Genoa, Italy, 4-6 March 2004.