An Interview with Dr. Kirsi Tirri

Abstract

On March 8, 2023Dr. Thalia Mulvihill and Dr. Linda Martin engaged in a conversational interview with Dr. Kirsi Tirri, Professor of Education at the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Helsinki. She is also a Visiting Professor at St. John’s University, New York, USA. Tirri has been the President of ECHA (European Council for High Ability) for the years 2008–2012, the President of the SIG International Studies at AERA (American Educational Research Association) for the years 2010–2013 and the President of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters for the years 2016–2017. She was a Research Director at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies for the years 2017–2019. The edited transcript of that conversation is below. Dr. Kirsi Tirri is a long-serving member of The Teacher Educator Editorial Advisory Board and cares deeply about teachers and teacher education.