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Joanne Buckskin

Education:

  • Bachelor of Teaching (Junior Primary), University of South Australia, 1996
  • Bachelor of Education (In-Service), University of South Australia, 1998
  • Master of Education, (Adult and Community), University of South Australia, 2002
  • Master of Education (Research) University of Wollongong

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Brief Introduction:

Joanne is a Wirungu and Narrunga from South Australia’s West Coast and my mother’s ancestry includes Irish and Scottish.

As an adult I have mainly lived and studied in Adelaide, and I spent my childhood growing up in the ACT and NSW.

I started my undergraduate studies at the University of South Australia where I completed a Bachelor of Teaching and Bachelor of Education (In service). I decided while I still had a child under school age I would pursue further studies and completed a Master of Education (Adult and Community) by distance Education in 2002.

My academic interests include Current Affairs, Indigenous film and Aboriginal Education.

Professional Information:

  • Lecturer, Woolyungah Indigenous Centre, University of Wollongong.
  • Associate Lecturer, University of South Australia
  • Regional Coordinator Aboriginal Elders and Community Care Services Adelaide South Australia
  • Community Development Officer Port Adelaide Enfield Council
  • Tutor; literacy, numeracy and technology
  • Part time Teacher Illawarra Institute of Technology TAFE
  • Project Coordinator “Our Story… Telling IT” Sanctuary Point Primary School
  • Project Officer Shoalhaven Story Telling Project Illawarra Area Health Services

Publications:

Currently writing a Key Concepts Guide in Aboriginal Studies

Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, March/April 2004, VOL28-Numnber 2 Health Promotions through the Shoalhaven Story Telling Project by Joanne Buckskin, 2003.

Journal of the Aboriginal Studies Association January 2005 Community Capacity Building in small isolated communities along the South Coast by Joanne Buckskin (refereed paper), 2004.

Conference presentation and refereed paper International Women’s Conference Title: Supporting academics to reach their full potential by Lynne Wright and Joanne Buckskin, 2007.

Research interests:

To enhance the skills knowledge and understandings of non Aboriginal pre-service teachers. This work enables improved results across social, cultural and linguistic diversity in Primary school settings.

Last reviewed: 4 March, 2009