Associate Professor Kitty te Riele is Principal Research Fellow in the Victoria Institute for Education, Diversity and Lifelong Learning, at Victoria University (Melbourne, Australia). This position is supported through the Australian Government’s Collaborative Research Networks (CRN) program.
She researches educational policy and practice for disadvantaged young people, with a particular focus on alternative education initiatives. Outcomes from a recent national project on flexible learning programs can be found at: http://dusseldorp.org.au/flexible-education-creates-buzz/
Kitty's other research interest is in ethics. She has taught professional ethics for pre-service teachers and contributed to faculty and university human research ethics committees.
Books:
"Interrogating conceptions of 'vulnerable youth' in theory, policy and practice" (with Radhika Gorur, Sense, 2015)
http://tinyurl.com/nkcnfzv
"Ethics and Education Research" (with Rachel Brooks and Meg Maguire, SAGE, 2014)
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book241449#tabview=title
"Negotiating ethical challenges in youth research" (with Rachel Brooks, Routledge, 2013)
"Making Schools Different: Alternative approaches to educating young people" (SAGE, 2009)
Recent research reports:
http://www.melbournecitymission.org.au/docs/default-source/research-documents/passport-to-a-positive-future_evaluation-of-the-melbourne-academy-2015_web.pdf?sfvrsn=2
http://dusseldorp.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Victoria-Institue-1-7-MB2.pdf
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