Alice completed a doctoral study, Complexity, Complicity and Community in the Classroom and Curriculum in 2007 and has since co-authored two education studies undergraduate textbooks, Learning in Contemporary Culture and Education Studies – A Reflective Reader as well as a number of book chapters, articles and conference papers related to the Centre for Holocaust Education’s research.

 

Alice currently supervises four doctoral students whose theses examine issues related to: teaching and learning about the Holocaust and other ‘difficult’, complex, contested or emotive histories, education and national identity formation, hate speech in the classroom and human rights education.

Selected publications:

Pettigrew, A. (2014) ‘Gender and Education’ in W. Curtis and S. Ward (eds) Education Studies: An Issue Based Approach. London: Sage.

Pettigrew, A. (2012) ‘Confronting the limits of antiracist and multicultural education: “white” students’ reflections on identity and difference in a multiethnic secondary school’ Social Research Online 17 (3).

Pettigrew, A. (2010) ‘Learning the lessons of the Holocaust? A critical consideration of the antiracist and citizenship potential of Holocaust education in English secondary schools’, in P. Cunningham & N. Fretwell (eds.) Lifelong Learning and Active Citizenship. London: CiCe, pp. 343-352

Pettigrew, A. (2010) ‘Limited Lessons of the Holocaust? Critically considering the “anti-racist” and citizenship potential’ Teaching History 141.

Pettigrew, A. and Foster, S. J. (2010) ‘Transforming teaching and learning about the Holocaust through research-informed professional development’ Professional Development Today 13.

Curtis, W. and Pettigrew, A. (2010) Education Studies: Reflective Reader. Exeter: Learning Matters.

Curtis, W. and Pettigrew, A. (2009) Learning in Contemporary Culture. Exeter: Learning Matters