Inge Kral is a linguistic anthropologist with some twenty years experience in Indigenous education. She was a teacher, teacher linguist, adult literacy educator and education consultant in Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory and Western Australia prior to commencing at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research in 2003. Inge has also worked as an English as a Second Language adult educator and teacher trainer in the Czech Republic, East Timor and the northern suburbs of Melbourne.
In 2007 Inge completed her ethnography of literacy Ph.D thesis: 'Writing words - right way! Literacy and social practice in the Ngaanyatjarra world'. In 2007 she commenced a Post-doctoral Research Fellowship at CAEPR under an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant (2007-2010) partnership between CAEPR & the Fred Hollows Foundation entitled Lifespan learning and literacy for young adults in remote Indigenous communities.
Inge's research interests include community-based out of school learning and literacy; youth, digital media and new literacies; family literacy; Australian Indigenous languages and literacy; school to work transitions; and population mobility.
Kral, I. and Ellis, E.M. (Forthcoming). 'Children, language and
literacy in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands', in Wigglesworth, G. and
Simpson, J. (Eds), Children's language and multilingualism, London:
Continuum Publishers.
Kral, I. (2007). 'Writing words - right way! Literacy and social practice in the Ngaanyatjarra world', unpublished PhD thesis (Anthropology), Canberra: The Australian National University.
Kral, I and Morphy, F. (2006). 'Language', in Hunter, B.H. (Ed.) Assessing the evidence on Indigenous socioeconomic outcomes: A focus on the 2002 NATSISS. CAEPR Research Monograph 26, Canberra: The Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, The Australian National University, pp. 279-289.
Obata, K., Kral, I. and Ngaanyatjarra speakers (2005). Ngaanyatjarra Picture Dictionary, Alice Springs: IAD Press.
Kral, I. and Falk, I. (2004). What is all that learning for? Indigenous adult English literacy practices, training, community capacity and health, Adelaide: NCVER.
Kral, I. (2003) 'Ethnographic perspective allows application of cultural theory to literacy'. Literacy Link. Vol. 23, No. 5. pp. 6-8
Kral I. and Schwab, J. (2003). 'The realities of Indigenous adult literacy acquisition and practice: Implications for capacity development in remote communities', CAEPR Discussion Paper No. 257, Canberra: Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, The Australian National University.
Kral, I. (2001). Language, Literacy and Numeracy Guide for the Certificate III in Aboriginal Health Worker Training (Clinical), Darwin: Community Services and Health ITAB.
Kral, I. (2000). 'The Socio-historical development of literacy in Arrernte: A case study of the introduction of writing in an Aboriginal language and the implications for current vernacular literacy practices', unpublished Masters thesis: The University of Melbourne.
Kral, I. (2000). 'Report on Vernacular and English Advanced Literacy Program', In McRae, D., Ainsworth, G., Cumming, J., Hughes, P., Mackay, T., K, Rowland, M., Warhurst, J., Woods, D. and Zbar, V. (Eds), What works? Explorations in improving outcomes for Indigenous students, Canberra: Australian Curriculum Studies Association and National Curriculum Services, pp.286-290.
Kral, I. and Dobson, V. (1999). Year 7 and 8 Arrernte Curriculum, Alice Springs: IAD Press. (Accredited by the Northern Territory Board of Studies).
Kral, I. (1999). Certificate III in Advanced English and Vernacular Literacy, Alice Springs: IAD Press. (Accredited by the Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority).
Literacy and social practice in the remote Indigenous context, Northern Territory Library Public talk, September 2007. Available at: http://www.ntl.nt.gov.au/news/events/lunchtime_talks/2007/august_2008.
Kral, I. (2007). Language, Literacy and Learning for Life: Indigenous Early Years Literacy Strategy 2007 to 2010 for Library Knowledge Centres, Darwin: Northern Territory Library.
Kral, I. (2007). Warlpiri Education Training Trust youth & media learning strategy. Report prepared in collaboration with Warlpiri Education Training Trust, CLC Community Development Unit, Mt Theo Yuendumu Substance Misuse Aboriginal Corporation, Warlpiri Media and Central Australian Youth Link Up Service.
Brooks, D. and Kral, I. (2007). Report on the Ngaanyatjarra Lands Population Study 2007. Warburton: Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.
Kral, I. (2006). Wugularr Youth Multimedia Learning and Literacy
Project Report. Darwin: The Fred Hollows Foundation.
Kral I. and Ngaanyatjarra Council (2001). Negotiated the Ngaanyatjarra Education Area Agreement between the Ngaanyatjarra Council and the Education Department of Western Australia.
Kral, I. (2002). Course in Ngaanyatjarra Cultural Awareness. Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation). Accredited by the Training Accreditation Council of Western Australia.
Kral, I. (2002) An introduction to Indigenous languages and literacy in Central Australia. Alice Springs: Central Australian Remote Health Development Services.
Kral, I. (2001). English Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Kit. Alice Springs: Central Australian Remote Health Development Service.
Kral, I. (2001). Renal education materials - Assessment of English language materials currently used with Aboriginal renal patients in Central Australia. Unpublished report. Darwin: Co-operative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health.
Kral, I. and Ward D. (2000). Report on the Review of Education and Training in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands. Alice Springs: Ngaanyatjarra Council.
