Personal profile
Qualifications
BA (Hons 1st class, Tasmania), PhD (Monash)
Research interests
Children and Childhood
- Childhood poverty
- Children’s participation in decision making and children’s citizenship
- Rights-based social policy for children
- Children in the care and protection system (out-of-home or foster care)
- Children’s participation in community and community development
- Research with children: Ethics, methodologies, methods
Gender
- Gender and poverty
- Gender analysis
Country/Regional focus
- Australia
- Indonesia
- Southeast Asia
- Pacific, especially Fiji
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Rethinking Child Poverty
Bessell, S., 2022, In: Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. 23, 4, p. 539-561 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access26 Citations (Scopus) -
How child inclusive were Australia's responses to COVID-19?
Bessell, S. & Vuckovic, C., Mar 2023, In: Australian Journal of Social Issues. 58, 1, p. 194-211 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Childhood and belonging over time: narratives of identity across generations on Tasmania’s east coast
Bessell, S., 2023, In: Children's Geographies. 21, 1, p. 81-95 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Towards child-inclusive concepts of childhood poverty: The contribution and potential of research with children
Bessell, S., Siagian, C. & Bexley, A., Sept 2020, In: Children and Youth Services Review. 116, 105118.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the associations between student participation, wellbeing and recognition at school
Graham, A., Anderson, D., Truscott, J., Simmons, C., Thomas, N. P., Cashmore, J. & Bessell, S., 2022, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. 52, 4, p. 453-472 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access19 Citations (Scopus)
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Fostering School Attendance for Students in Out-of-Home Care
Bessell, S. (PI)
7/12/23 → 29/01/27
Project: Research
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Understanding and Assessing Childhood Poverty in Indonesia
Bessell, S. (PI)
1/02/17 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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More for Children 2 - Jigsaw Development (Burnie)
Bessell, S. (PI)
2/06/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
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More for Children Phase Two (MfC2): A bridge from research to action
Bessell, S. (PI)
1/10/24 → 1/10/27
Project: Research