Carol Mckinstry
Biographic Data
| ID | 291623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carol Mckinstry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carol |
| FAMILY NAME | Mckinstry |
| SIGNATURE | MCKINSTRY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe Rural Health School La Trobe University Bendigo Victoria Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6383-6313 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Supporting students with disability in mainstream schools: Identifying key elements of quality reasonable adjustments
Inclusive education supports learning and participation of all students, including those with disability. Reasonable adjustments are changes or accommodations to instruction, curriculum and assessment that allow students with disability to access education on the same basis as their peers. The aim of this study was to explore the characteristics of inclusive reasonable adjustments using an expert panel's conversations about quality reasonable adj…
Designing for inclusion through online professional learning: A content analysis of teachers' reasonable adjustments
Reasonable adjustments are changes or accommodations to instruction, curriculum and assessment that allow students with disability to access and participate in education on the same basis as peers without disability. The aim of this study was to examine how professional learning can strengthen teachers' capability to design inclusive reasonable adjustments aligned with the Social Model of Disability and Multi‐Tiered Systems of Support. This study…
Placing Rural in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Review
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is considered Australia's landmark disability support policy reform. The Scheme's implementation has revealed several benefits but also critical shortcomings. The Scheme's benefits have not been equitably distributed with people living in regional, rural and remote areas receiving less. The Australian Government's Independent Review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2023 provided recommendat…
Care, kindness and collegiality in occupational therapy practice and academic life
This paper explores the reflections of occupational therapy academics about the experience of kindness in academic and professional life. Data were derived from a reflective group conversation in the context of a larger overarching research project exploring occupational therapy academic development. The findings elaborate how kindness and care played out for us as participant-researcher academics, including how it was mediated by expression of v…
Methods and Processes for First Nations Health Curriculum Development for Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health Entry-Level Programs: A Scoping Review
The inclusion of First Nations health curricula in programs is critical for the development of culturally safe graduates, however, less is known about how to embed content into curriculum in ways that reflect best practice and pedagogy. The aim of this scoping review was to describe methods and processes of First Nations health curriculum development in nursing, medical, dentistry, and allied health entry-level programs in international peer-revi…
A systematized review of co-teaching efficacy in enhancing inclusive education for students with disability
The study aim was to scope research into student outcomes of co-teaching models to promote inclusive school education for students with disability. A systematized search was conducted of studies addressing models of co-teaching involving two teachers and student outcomes published from January 2008 to June 2019. Each study was appraised for quality. Most of 21 studies that met inclusion criteria were conducted in the United States (n = 17). Fourt…
Evaluation of a Codesign Method Used to Support the Inclusion of Children With Disability in Mainstream Schools
Codesign is increasingly used for health research and service improvement. Codesign combines generative and exploratory methods, enabling collaboration between service end users and researchers as equal partners. The aim of this study was to evaluate a codesign method used to design an online education package about inclusive education for children with disability in mainstream schools. The study design was a multiple methods evaluation informed …
From experience to action in recovery-oriented mental health practice: A first person inquiry
This article reports on the development of critical subjectivity, in a cooperative inquiry study, which aimed to use principles of consumer participation to explore and develop recovery-oriented care in a regional mental health service in rural Australia. The development of critical subjectivity occurred when the lead researcher began to understand her role as an ‘insider’ in perpetuating dominant institutional culture through her work practices.…
Evaluation of a Codesign Method Used to Support the Inclusion of Children With Disability in Mainstream Schools
Codesign is increasingly used for health research and service improvement. Codesign combines generative and exploratory methods, enabling collaboration between service end users and researchers as equal partners. The aim of this study was to evaluate a codesign method used to design an online education package about inclusive education for children with disability in mainstream schools. The study design was a multiple methods evaluation informed …
From experience to action in recovery-oriented mental health practice: A first person inquiry
This article reports on the development of critical subjectivity, in a cooperative inquiry study, which aimed to use principles of consumer participation to explore and develop recovery-oriented care in a regional mental health service in rural Australia. The development of critical subjectivity occurred when the lead researcher began to understand her role as an ‘insider’ in perpetuating dominant institutional culture through her work practices.…
From experience to action in recovery-oriented mental health practice: A first person inquiry
This article reports on the development of critical subjectivity, in a cooperative inquiry study, which aimed to use principles of consumer participation to explore and develop recovery-oriented care in a regional mental health service in rural Australia. The development of critical subjectivity occurred when the lead researcher began to understand her role as an ‘insider’ in perpetuating dominant institutional culture through her work practices.…
Evaluation of a Codesign Method Used to Support the Inclusion of Children With Disability in Mainstream Schools
Codesign is increasingly used for health research and service improvement. Codesign combines generative and exploratory methods, enabling collaboration between service end users and researchers as equal partners. The aim of this study was to evaluate a codesign method used to design an online education package about inclusive education for children with disability in mainstream schools. The study design was a multiple methods evaluation informed …
Methods and Processes for First Nations Health Curriculum Development for Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health Entry-Level Programs: A Scoping Review
The inclusion of First Nations health curricula in programs is critical for the development of culturally safe graduates, however, less is known about how to embed content into curriculum in ways that reflect best practice and pedagogy. The aim of this scoping review was to describe methods and processes of First Nations health curriculum development in nursing, medical, dentistry, and allied health entry-level programs in international peer-revi…
A systematized review of co-teaching efficacy in enhancing inclusive education for students with disability
The study aim was to scope research into student outcomes of co-teaching models to promote inclusive school education for students with disability. A systematized search was conducted of studies addressing models of co-teaching involving two teachers and student outcomes published from January 2008 to June 2019. Each study was appraised for quality. Most of 21 studies that met inclusion criteria were conducted in the United States (n = 17). Fourt…
Care, kindness and collegiality in occupational therapy practice and academic life
This paper explores the reflections of occupational therapy academics about the experience of kindness in academic and professional life. Data were derived from a reflective group conversation in the context of a larger overarching research project exploring occupational therapy academic development. The findings elaborate how kindness and care played out for us as participant-researcher academics, including how it was mediated by expression of v…
Placing Rural in the National Disability Insurance Scheme Review
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is considered Australia's landmark disability support policy reform. The Scheme's implementation has revealed several benefits but also critical shortcomings. The Scheme's benefits have not been equitably distributed with people living in regional, rural and remote areas receiving less. The Australian Government's Independent Review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme in 2023 provided recommendat…
Supporting students with disability in mainstream schools: Identifying key elements of quality reasonable adjustments
Inclusive education supports learning and participation of all students, including those with disability. Reasonable adjustments are changes or accommodations to instruction, curriculum and assessment that allow students with disability to access education on the same basis as their peers. The aim of this study was to explore the characteristics of inclusive reasonable adjustments using an expert panel's conversations about quality reasonable adj…
Designing for inclusion through online professional learning: A content analysis of teachers' reasonable adjustments
Reasonable adjustments are changes or accommodations to instruction, curriculum and assessment that allow students with disability to access and participate in education on the same basis as peers without disability. The aim of this study was to examine how professional learning can strengthen teachers' capability to design inclusive reasonable adjustments aligned with the Social Model of Disability and Multi‐Tiered Systems of Support. This study…
Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Curriculum (3 works) · Disability Education and Employment (3 works) · Mainstream (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (2 works)