Professor Peter Buckskin PSM FACE
Professor Peter Buckskin is a Narungga man from the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Now retired from his role as Dean: Aboriginal Engagement and Strategic Projects at the University of South Australia. As an educator and professional bureaucrat for nearly 40 years, Professor Buckskin's passion has been the pursuit of educational excellence for Aboriginal peoples.
He has worked as a schoolteacher, a Ministerial Adviser, Superintendent of Schools and as a senior executive at both State and Federal levels. He has been Chair of the South Australian Aboriginal Education Consultative Committee and a member of the National Aboriginal Education Committee. He has also served as a Commissioner... Read more
About me
Professor Peter Buckskin PSM FACE
Professor Peter Buckskin is a Narungga man from the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. Now retired from his role as Dean: Aboriginal Engagement and Strategic Projects at the University of South Australia. As an educator and professional bureaucrat for nearly 40 years, Professor Buckskin's passion has been the pursuit of educational excellence for Aboriginal peoples.
He has worked as a schoolteacher, a Ministerial Adviser, Superintendent of Schools and as a senior executive at both State and Federal levels. He has been Chair of the South Australian Aboriginal Education Consultative Committee and a member of the National Aboriginal Education Committee. He has also served as a Commissioner of the Australian Commission to UNESCO.
For more than a decade, Professor Buckskin worked as an officer in the Commonwealth's Senior Executive Service in the portfolios of Education and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs.
During his career Professor Buckskin has received numerous awards including the Commonwealth Public Service Medal (PSM) in 2001; the Frank G Klassen Award for Leadership and Contribution to Teacher Education from the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) in 2003; and the ‘Deadly’ for his outstanding contribution to Aboriginal Education at the 2005 Deadly Awards.
In 2009 the SA UNESCO Chapter awarded Professor Buckskin the SA Achievement Award for his contribution to Education and Reconciliation.
Professor Buckskin is an Executive Member of the World Indigenous Network of Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) and a member of the Australian Research Council's Advisory Council.
Professor Buckskin continues as Co-Chair of Reconciliation SA, Chair of the SA Aboriginal Education and Training Consultative Council and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium.
Professor Buckskin is a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators.
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.
Excellence and Equity in Maths: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student Achievement and Tertiary Aspirations in Mathematics, Cwth Dept of Education, Skills & Employment, 05/11/2014 - 31/05/2018
More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers Initiative, Cwth Dept of Education, 22/07/2011 - 31/07/2016
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 outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ResearcherID or Scopus
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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 |
Private Individual | 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 |
2018 |
Board MemberThe Lowitja Institute |
2018 |
ChairNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium [Aboriginal Corporation] (NATSIHEC) |
2018 |
ChairSouth Australian Aboriginal Education and Training Consultative Council (SAAETCC) |
2018 |
ChairTauondi Aboriginal College |
2018 |
Council MemberAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2018 |
Executive MemberWorld Indigenous Network of Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) |
2018 |
Member, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Advisory GroupAustralian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) |
2018 |
Member, Aboriginal Research CouncilSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) |
2018 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board representativeAustralian Council of Deans of Education |
2017 |
Board MemberThe Lowitja Institute |
2017 |
ChairNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium [Aboriginal Corporation] (NATSIHEC) |
2017 |
ChairSouth Australian Aboriginal Education and Training Consultative Council (SAAETCC) |
2017 |
ChairTauondi Aboriginal College |
2017 |
Council MemberAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2017 |
Executive MemberWorld Indigenous Network of Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) |
2017 |
Member, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Advisory GroupAustralian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) |
2017 |
Member, Aboriginal Research CouncilSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) |
2017 |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Board representativeAustralian Council of Deans of Education |
2016 |
Board MemberThe Lowitja Institute |
2016 |
ChairNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium [Aboriginal Corporation] (NATSIHEC) |
2016 |
ChairSouth Australian Aboriginal Education and Training Consultative Council (SAAETCC) |
2016 |
ChairTauondi Aboriginal College |
2016 |
Co-ChairReconciliation South Australia |
2016 |
ContributorAustralian 2020 Summit of leaders and thinkers contributing to a vision for Australia future |
2016 |
Council MemberAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2016 |
Executive MemberWorld Indigenous Network of Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) |
2016 |
FinalistSouth Australia 2016 Australian of the Year award |
2016 |
Member, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures Advisory GroupAustralian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) |
2016 |
Member, Aboriginal Research CouncilSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) |
2016 |
Honorary Doctorate of EducationWorld Indigenous Nations University (WINU) |
2015 |
ConvenorState's Advisory Committee on the recognition of Aboriginal people in the South Australian Constitution Act 1934 |
2012 |
working Group of Experts to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesOffice of High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva |
2009 |