Kate de Bruin

Senior lecturer, Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education Catriona.Debruin@monash.edu

Core expertise

Educational psychology
Inclusive education

Biography

Kate is a senior lecturer in Inclusive Education at Monash University. Her research examines inclusive education in policy, systems, and schools, focusing on evidence-based practices that ensure equitable schooling for all. Her current projects explore instruction and intervention within Tiers 1 and 2 of multi-tiered systems of support.

articles

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A sad history of disability exclusion

The uncomfortable truths that make some disability inclusion barriers so hard to shift, leaving structural inequity entrenched.

Education

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At-home COVID care: My positive experience in the healthcare sector

The pandemic stretched our healthcare system to breaking point, but it also proved how new and positive models of screening and care can quickly be created in adversity.

Medicine and health

Dismissed with disability

First-person testimony from people living with disability paints a sobering picture of how the education system continues to fail them.

Education

Bridging the class divide

Remote learning has made it even harder to implement the principles of inclusive education, but there is a way forward.

Education

Unlocking the school gates

Despite its illegality, 'gatekeeping' remains a barrier to inclusive education. But parents can find that knowledge is power in combating the practice.

Education