The University of Leeds

Faculty Member, Education

Professor

About

Audrey Osler is Visiting Professor at Birkbeck, University of London and at University of Leeds, where she was founding director of the Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights Education (CCHRE) from 2004. In 2010 she was s Visiting Professor at Utah State University. In 2007 she was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington in Seattle.  She has also held academic posts at the University of Birmingham and at the University of Leicester, where she was Chair in Education and director of research from 1999 to 2004. She has recently completed work on multiculturalism, patriotism and the teaching of history. She has a particular interest in the ways museums present national narratives. Audrey Osler is currently working on education in post-conflict Cyprus and Iraqi Kurdistan. She is an honourary research fellow at Hong Kong Institute of Education and at  the University of Warwick. She acts as consultant and adviser on citizenship education, development education and human rights education for a number of international bodies, including UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the European Commission, the Fundamental Rights Agency and the British Council.

Email: A.H.Osler@leeds.ac.uk

Books
Osler, A. (2010) Students’ Perspectives on Schooling. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Osler, A. & Starkey, H. (2010) Teachers and Human Rights Education. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham. 
Osler, A. & Starkey, H. (2009) Kyouiku to Sitizun-sippu --- Hen-you suru Sekai to Shimin-sei [Education and Citizenship: changing world and citizenship. Tokyo: Keiso Shobo]. (Japanese translation of Changing Citizenship: democracy and inclusion in education).
Osler, A. (Ed.) (2005) Teachers, Human Rights and Diversity: educating citizens in a multicultural society. Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham.
Osler, A. & Starkey, H. (2005) Changing Citizenship: democracy and inclusion in education. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Osler, A. & Starkey, H. (Eds.) (2005) Citizenship and Language Learning.  Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham in co-operation with the British Council.
Osler, A. & Vincent, K. (2003) Girls and Exclusion: re-thinking the agenda.  London: RoutledgeFalmer.
Osler, A. (Ed.) (2002) Sekai no Kaihatsu Kyoiku. Tokyo: Akashi. (Japanese translation of Development Education: global perspectives in the curriculum).
Osler, A., Street, C., Lall, M., & Vincent, K. (2002) Not a Problem? Girls and exclusion from school.  London: National Children’s Bureau.
Osler, A., & Vincent, K. (2002) Citizenship and the Challenge of Global Education. Stoke: Trentham.
Osler, A. (Ed.) (2000) Citizenship and Democracy in Schools: diversity, identity, equality. Stoke: Trentham.
Osler, A., & Morrison, M. (2000) Inspecting Schools for Race Equality: OFSTED's strengths and weaknesses. Stoke: Trentham Books, for the Commission for Racial Equality.
Osler, A. (1997) The Education and Careers of Black Teachers: changing identities, changing lives. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Osler, A. (1996) Learning to Participate: human rights, citizenship and development in the local community. Birmingham: Development Education Centre.
Osler, A. & Starkey, H. (1996) Teacher Education and Human Rights. London: David Fulton.
Osler, A., Rathenow, H.F., & Starkey, H. (Eds.) (1996) Teaching for Citizenship in Europe. Stoke: Trentham.
Osler, A. (Ed.) (1994) Development Education: global perspectives in the curriculum. London: Cassell.
McFarlane, C. & Osler, A. (1991) New Journeys: teaching about other places, learning from Kenya and Tanzania.  Birmingham: Development Education Centre.
Osler, A. (1989) Speaking Out: Black girls in Britain. London: Virago.
Osler, A. (1988) Do It Justice: resources and activities for human rights education. Birmingham: Development Education Centre.

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