Ms Tamara Hunyadi 8302 0036, Office of External Engagement & Strategic Projects Portfolio, Chancellery & Council
Professor Peter Buckskin is Dean: Aboriginal Engagement & Strategic Projects (AESP) at the University of South Australia (UniSA).
Newly created in 2016, the Dean will play an important role in promoting the University nationally and internationally and providing advice to the University on building and strengthening relationships with Aboriginal communities.
Prior to taking up the position of Dean: AESP, Professor Buckskin was Dean: Indigenous Scholarship, Engagement and Research; and prior to that was Dean and Head of School of the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research.
Before joining UniSA in 2006, Professor Buckskin has held high public office as a Ministerial Adviser, Superintendent of Schools, and ... Read more
About me
Professor Peter Buckskin is Dean: Aboriginal Engagement & Strategic Projects (AESP) at the University of South Australia (UniSA).
Newly created in 2016, the Dean will play an important role in promoting the University nationally and internationally and providing advice to the University on building and strengthening relationships with Aboriginal communities.
Prior to taking up the position of Dean: AESP, Professor Buckskin was Dean: Indigenous Scholarship, Engagement and Research; and prior to that was Dean and Head of School of the David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research.
Before joining UniSA in 2006, Professor Buckskin has held high public office as a Ministerial Adviser, Superintendent of Schools, and a Senior Executive at both State and Commonwealth level in the portfolios of Aboriginal Affairs, Employment, Education and Training.
In 2012, Professor Buckskin was appointed Convenor of the State's Advisory Committee on the recognition of Aboriginal people in the South Australian Constitution Act 1934.
In 2013, Professor Buckskin co-chaired the development of UniSA’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
In conjunction with UniSA College, Professor Buckskin led the development of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Deadly Alumni Chapter which is specific to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates of UniSA.
Professor Buckskin successfully project directed a $7.5 million More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative (MATSITI) – a collaboration which established 60 school and university partnerships, compiled comprehensive data and evidence in teacher education and school employment, and developed a comprehensive series of promotional strategies for Indigenous teachers to consider education a career of choice.
Professor Buckskin in his role as Dean: AESP, is also Co-Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander University of Choice project; Member of the Indigenous Participation, Education, Employment Group (IPEEG) and Chair of the Aboriginal Employment Working Group (AEWG).
About me
Diploma of Teaching Mount Lawley College of Advanced Education
Aboriginal Knowledges; Race and Racism; International Perspectives and Perceptions; Reconciliation; Aboriginal Education; Public Policy
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative (MATSITI)
MATSITI - a four year national scheme to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people entering and remaining in professional teaching positions in Australian schools.
The $7.5 million MATSITI Initiative was announced by the then Commonwealth Minister for Schools, Early Childhood and Youth, the Hon. Peter Garrett MP, in July 2011 and was funded by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
The project concluded on 31 May 2016 with reporting commitments concluding 24 June 2016.
Respect, Relationships and Reconciliation (RRR)
RRR: - an on-line module to support the provision of initial teacher education to improve teaching in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education.
In response to a request for proposal from the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) in 2013; UniSA along with consortium partners Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE), University of Southern Queensland and La Trobe University successfully tendered for $385,000 project.
AITSL have provided an additional $85,000 to complete and release the project in June 2016.
Excellence and Equity in Maths: Indigenous Student Achievement and Tertiary Aspirations in Mathematics
In 2014, the MATSITI team was successful in winning $783,000 in Federal Government funding from the Australian Maths and Science Partnerships Program (AMSPP). This project was led in partnership with the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers.
The three-year national project aims to achieve mathematics excellence and equity in schooling and tertiary education choices for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The initiative aims to:
Accelerating Indigenous Higher Education
In 2015, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium [Aboriginal Corporation] (NATSIHEC) was identified as the key mechanism for engagement regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education. As Chair, Professor Buckskin secured $335,000 from the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training funding for the Accelerating Indigenous Higher Education project for 2016. The project aims to engage experts and leaders in university and industry to:
Research
Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ResearcherID
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Conferences
2015 - Buckskin, P, ‘Claiming the Space: Building Cultural Integrity in the Western Academy by respecting the place of Indigenous Knowledges, Insights and Understandings’, Indigenous Content in Education Symposium.
2015 - Buckskin, P, ‘Advancing Reconciliation in Early Childhood Education and Care’, Early Childhood Australia Reconciliation Symposium.
2015 - Buckskin, P, ‘A Generation of Change: Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation’, United Nations Youth South Australian Conference.
2014 - Buckskin, P, ‘Teaching for Cultural Diversity: Australian Indigenous Perspectives in Curriculum and Workforce Quality’, 17th United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (UNESCO-APEID) International Conference.
2013 - Buckskin, P, ‘Policy to Praxis: addressing the tension between what happens inside versus what happens outside the school gates?’ Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Annual International Conference.
2013 - Buckskin, P, ‘Does the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cross-curriculum priority pass the cultural integrity test?’ Australian Curriculum Studies Association Biennial Curriculum Conference.
2013 - Buckskin, P, ‘Connecting the dots for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners … Australian Curriculum; National Standards for Teachers and Leaders; and Closing the Gap’, Department of Education, Western Australia.
2013 - Buckskin, P, ‘The elephant in the Australian staff room: Introducing race into debates over Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educational outcomes’, Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland (CERES) International Conference.
Research
Aboriginal Knowledges; Race and Racism; International Perspectives and Perceptions; Reconciliation; Aboriginal Education; Public Policy
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
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| Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board representativeAustralian Council of Deans of Education |
2016 |
Board MemberThe Lowitja Institute |
2016 |
ChairTauondi Aboriginal College |
2016 |
ChairSouth Australian Aboriginal Education and Training Consultative Council (SAAETCC) |
2016 |
ChairNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium [Aboriginal Corporation] (NATSIHEC) |
2016 |
Co-ChairReconciliation South Australia |
2016 |
ContributorAustralian 2020 Summit of leaders and thinkers contributing to a vision for Australia’s future |
2016 |
Council MemberAustralian Research Council’s (ARC) Advisory Council |
2016 |
Executive MemberWorld Indigenous Network of Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) |
2016 |
MemberSA Health and Medical Research Institute Aboriginal Research Council (SAHMRI) |
2016 |
MemberAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Advisory Group, Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) |
2016 |
ConvenorState's Advisory Committee on the recognition of Aboriginal people in the South Australian Constitution Act 1934 |
2012 |
orking Group of Experts to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesOffice of High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva |
2009 |
MemberAustralian National Commission to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) |
1986 |
MemberAustralian National Commission to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) |
1985 |
MemberAustralian National Commission to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) |
1984 |
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