Mr Craig Orr

  • Lecturer in Childhood Practice (School of Education)

Biography

Having worked in a variety of roles in the Childhood Practice sector over many years, Craig has extensive experience of both policy and practice.

Having completed a BA(Hons) degree in Childhood and Youth Studies, he then progressed on to the MEd in Childhood Practice at the University of Glasgow.

He is currently nearing the end of a PhD in Education, exploring collaborative improvement between children's services.

Research interests

Craig's current project seeks to explore the complexities involved in inter-agency collaboration. Adopting a place-based approach to systems development,  a series of case-studies set within the Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland project aims to identify some of the faciltators and barriers to effective collaborative practice.

Utilising Social Network Analysis, Cultural Historical Activity Theory, and underpinned by Systems Perspectives, the primary aim of the project is in the co-creation of knowledge between the participants and researcher. 

Publications

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Number of items: 8.

2023

Black, Elizabeth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-7541, McQuade, Marie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274 and Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 (2023) Awakening Practitioner Curiosity: Narrative Accounts of Postgraduate Learning. 31st EECERA Annual Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 30 August - 2 September 2023.

Abel, Cynthia, McQuade, Marie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274 and Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 (2023) International perspectives on childcare provision and practice. In: Carroll, Mike and Wingrave, Mary (eds.) Childhood Practice: A Reflective and Evidence-based Approach. SAGE Publications: London, pp. 287-298. ISBN 9781529617986

Carroll, Mike and Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 (2023) Leadership and management in Childhood Practice. In: Carroll, Mike and Wingrave, Mary (eds.) Childhood Practice: A Reflective and Evidence-based Approach. SAGE Publications: London, pp. 261-274. ISBN 9781529617986

Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 and Wingrave, Mary (2023) Legislative and policy frameworks: practice and implementation. In: Carroll, Mike and Wingrave, Mary (eds.) Childhood Practice: A Reflective and Evidence-based Approach. SAGE Publications: London, pp. 3-14. ISBN 9781529617986

2020

Wingrave, Mary, Boyle, Stephen, Black, Elizabeth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-7541 and Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 (2020) The standard for childhood practice - 10 years on. Researching Education Bulletin, 9, pp. 5-9.

2019

Chapman, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-6415, Drever, Alison, McBride, Maureen, Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 and Weakley, Sarah ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0352-7775 (2019) Leading place-based interventions to improve outcomes in low socio-economic settings. In: Townsend, Tony (ed.) Instructional Leadership and Leadership for Learning in Schools: Understanding Theories of Leading. Series: Palgrave studies on leadership and learning in teacher education. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, pp. 379-400. ISBN 9783030237356 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-23736-3_15)

Lowden, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1678-0665, Hall, Stuart ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4292-5656, Bravo, Angela, Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 and Chapman, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-6415 (2019) Knowledge Utilisation Mapping Study: Scottish Education System. Project Report. Scottish Government, Edinburgh.

2018

Orr, Alastair ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536, Wingrave, Mary and Black, Elizabeth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-7541 (2018) The Standard of Childhood Practice: 10 Years On. SERA 43rd Annual Conference, Glasgow, UK, 21-23 Nov 2018.

This list was generated on Sun Jun 15 06:27:29 2025 BST.
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Number of items: 8.

Articles

Wingrave, Mary, Boyle, Stephen, Black, Elizabeth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-7541 and Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 (2020) The standard for childhood practice - 10 years on. Researching Education Bulletin, 9, pp. 5-9.

Book Sections

Abel, Cynthia, McQuade, Marie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274 and Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 (2023) International perspectives on childcare provision and practice. In: Carroll, Mike and Wingrave, Mary (eds.) Childhood Practice: A Reflective and Evidence-based Approach. SAGE Publications: London, pp. 287-298. ISBN 9781529617986

Carroll, Mike and Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 (2023) Leadership and management in Childhood Practice. In: Carroll, Mike and Wingrave, Mary (eds.) Childhood Practice: A Reflective and Evidence-based Approach. SAGE Publications: London, pp. 261-274. ISBN 9781529617986

Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 and Wingrave, Mary (2023) Legislative and policy frameworks: practice and implementation. In: Carroll, Mike and Wingrave, Mary (eds.) Childhood Practice: A Reflective and Evidence-based Approach. SAGE Publications: London, pp. 3-14. ISBN 9781529617986

Chapman, Christopher ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-6415, Drever, Alison, McBride, Maureen, Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 and Weakley, Sarah ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0352-7775 (2019) Leading place-based interventions to improve outcomes in low socio-economic settings. In: Townsend, Tony (ed.) Instructional Leadership and Leadership for Learning in Schools: Understanding Theories of Leading. Series: Palgrave studies on leadership and learning in teacher education. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, pp. 379-400. ISBN 9783030237356 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-23736-3_15)

Research Reports or Papers

Lowden, Kevin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1678-0665, Hall, Stuart ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4292-5656, Bravo, Angela, Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 and Chapman, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1861-6415 (2019) Knowledge Utilisation Mapping Study: Scottish Education System. Project Report. Scottish Government, Edinburgh.

Conference or Workshop Item

Black, Elizabeth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-7541, McQuade, Marie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0526-6274 and Orr, Craig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536 (2023) Awakening Practitioner Curiosity: Narrative Accounts of Postgraduate Learning. 31st EECERA Annual Conference, Estoril, Portugal, 30 August - 2 September 2023.

Orr, Alastair ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3535-5536, Wingrave, Mary and Black, Elizabeth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5710-7541 (2018) The Standard of Childhood Practice: 10 Years On. SERA 43rd Annual Conference, Glasgow, UK, 21-23 Nov 2018.

This list was generated on Sun Jun 15 06:27:29 2025 BST.

Supervision

Current:

Childhood Practice (MEd) (2022-23)

Previous:

Childhood Practice (MEd) (2019-22)

Education (MSc) (2018-19) 

Teaching

Course Leader:

Leadership, Values and Vision (PGD Childhood Practice)

Social and Cultural Contexts of Childhood (BA Childhood Practice) 

Practice Placement (BA Childhood Practice) 

Key Issues and Debates (A) (BA Childhood Practice) 

Planning a Project (BA Childhood Practice)


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