Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr Kate de Bruin is a senior lecturer in inclusion and disability in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. She has taught in secondary school and higher education for two decades. In her academic work she has played a central role in developing the Inclusive Education courses in both the Masters of Teaching as well as the Masters of Education programmes at Monash University.
Kate’s research focuses on inclusive education in policy and practice, examining system, school and classroom practices that are supported by evidence, and that promote quality and equity for all students, with specific attention to students with a disability. She has worked with Commonwealth, State, and Catholic Education Departments on projects such as:
- the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data for Students with Disabilities Moderation Resource,
- the Victorian Inclusion Support Programme,
- Models of School Support, and
- Tier Two Literacy Interventions in Australian Schools.
Kate regularly provides professional learning to school teachers, and she writes for both academics as well as readers from the general public. She is a co-convenor for the Inclusive Education Special Interest Group in the Australian Association of Research in Education
Research interests
Kate's research focuses on schoolwide and classroom practices that support all students to participate, engage and make progress in learning. Her current projects explore differentiated teaching and learning interventions that fit within Tiers 1 and 2 of multi-tiered systems of support.
Monash teaching commitment
Teaching Commitment
EDF5656 - Practising Inclusion
EDF5693 - Professional Practice in Special and Inclusive Education
EDF5699 - Extended Teaching Practice
EDF5667 - Positive Behaviour Support
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Co-Convenor Inclusive Education Special Interest Group, Australian Association of Educational Research (AARE)
2019 → …
Academic Board Member, All Means All
2018 → 2020
Research area keywords
- Disability
- Inclusive Education
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Educational Policy
- Inclusion
- Differentiation
- Universal Design for Learning
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Co-Teaching
- Systematic Review
- Inclusive Teaching
- Learning Interventions
- Differentiated Instruction
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Response to Intervention
Network
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Review of evidence-based approaches for supporting year 7-9 students who are significantly behind in literacy and numeracy
De Bruin, K., Forgasz, H., Daniel-Zitzlaff, T. & Kestel, E.
22/04/22 → 22/08/22
Project: Research
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Evaluation of Disability Inclusion
Smirl, L., Wade, A., Slee, R., Brain, S., Bridge, R. & De Bruin, K.
3/11/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Improving Literacy in Secondary Schooling: A Guidance Report for Evidence for Learning
16/07/20 → 21/08/20
Project: Consultancy
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Defining, developing and embedding an empirically-supported model of Quality Differentiated Teaching Practice: Phase I Pilot
Graham, L., De Bruin, K., Poed, S. & Medhurst, M.
20/08/19 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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A scoping review of 20 years of research on differentiation: investigating conceptualisation, characteristics, and methods used
Graham, L. J., de Bruin, K., Lassig, C. & Spandagou, I., Feb 2021, In: Review of Education. 9, 1, p. 161-198 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus) -
Context and implications document for: a scoping review of 20 years of research on differentiation: investigating conceptualisation, characteristics and methods used
Graham, L. J., de Bruin, K., Lassig, C. & Spandagou, I., Feb 2021, In: Review of Education. 9, 1, p. 199-202 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Reading instruction and support
Snow, P., De Bruin, K. & Graham, L. J., 2021, Building Better Schools with Evidence-based Policy: Adaptable Policy for Teachers and School Leaders. Allen, K-A., Reupert, A. & Oades, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 118-124 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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The educational rights of children with disability in Australia
Winter, S. & De Bruin, K., 2021, Children’s Rights from International Educational Perspectives: Wicked Problems for Children’s Education Rights. Gillett-Swan, J. & Thelander, N. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Springer, p. 39-55 17 p. (Transdisciplinary Perspective in Educational Research; vol. 2).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Beyond Salamanca: a citation analysis of the CRPD/GC4 relative to the Salamanca Statement in inclusive and special education research
Graham, L. J., Medhurst, M., Malaquias, C., Tancredi, H., de Bruin, C., Gillett-Swan, J., Poed, S., Spandagou, I., Carrington, S. & Cologon, K., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Inclusive Education. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
Activities
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Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties (Journal)
Kate de Bruin (Editorial board member)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Australian Journal of Education (Journal)
Kate De Bruin (Guest editor)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Journal of Disability Studies in Education (Journal)
Kate de Bruin (Editorial board member)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Submission to the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools
Kate De Bruin (Contributor), Linda Graham (Contributor), Shiralee Poed (Contributor) & Ilektra Spandagou (Contributor)
Apr 2018 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education (Journal)
Kate De Bruin (Peer reviewer)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Press / Media
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Gonski 2.0: there is evidence inclusive schooling will help those left behind,
Kate De Bruin, Linda Graham & Ilektra Spandagou
3/05/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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A matter of trust: the checks and balances schools must have to ensure fair funding for disability
17/10/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Are regular classroom teachers really not qualified to teach students with special needs?
Kate De Bruin, Linda Graham & Ilektra Spandagou
10/07/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Pauline Hanson is wrong – we need to include children with disability in regular classrooms
Kate De Bruin & Linda Graham
22/06/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities