Dr Ange is a curiosity architect and Senior Lecturer in enabling education in WA. She is a two-times AAUT award winner including: a 2023 citation for outstanding contribution to Student Learning for co-designing the FlexiTrack in-schools enabling program, and a 2024 award winner for programs that enhance learning .
She has published in the areas of popular culture; inclusive education; curriculum design and pedagogy; educator burnout and trauma and enabling education and was editor on two academic edited collections.
The latest, Transitioning Students into Higher Education Philosophy, Pedagogy and Practice (2019), focused “on the relationship between philosophy, pedagogy and practice when designing programs, units or courses for transitioning students to new educational spaces in the university environment.” Her latest collaborative academic project is focused on Trauma Informed Teaching in Transitional spaces.
Angela is a passionate enabling educator and advocate for social justice education, and the career development of academics in this space…she is also a self-confessed EduPunk.
Latest Journal articles, book, chapters and conference presentations
Jones, A. (2026-forthcoming) The Frankenversity: Neoliberalism, Posthumanism and the Main Character Reveal. Media and Posthumanism: Narrative Exploration in Film, Television, and Literature. Palgrave.
Gough, S., Sartori,J., & Jones, A. (2025 ). Exploring the Medicinal Properties of Indigenous Plants Within an Enabling Program- Bridging the Gap Between School, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge and Science.Journal of University Teaching and Learning: Special Issue Enabling. Practice.
Larsen, A., Robinson, A., Coleman, M., James, T., Lambrinidis G., & Jones., A (2025). The role of educators in cultivating self-efficacy among school-leaver enabling students: Perspectives and practices. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice: Special Issue Enabling.
Jones, A., Navin., F., Howie., M., Olds., A., Nieuwoudt, J. & Ryan., N (2025). Benchmarking of In-School Enabling Programs Across Australia. STARS Conference. June 30–July 2., Cairns.
Olds., A., Jones, A., Larsen, A & Mann, G (2025). Trauma Informed Teaching in the Liminal Spaces: Edited Collection. STARS Conference. June 30–July 2, Cairns.
Nieuwoudt, J., & Jones, A. (2025 forthcoming). Towards a Holistic Model: Transition Pedagogy in High School Enabling Programs. Student Success Journal: Special Issue Enabling Pedagogy.