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Valadian, Margaret (1936 - )

AO, MBE, FACE

Born
3 September 1936
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Occupation
Educator

Summary

Margaret Valadian was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) on 26 January 1986 and Civil Member of the Order of the British Empire on 12 June 1976 for services to the Aboriginal Community.

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Events

3 September 1936
Born: daughter of O. Valadian
1961 - 1962
Welfare worker, Welfare Board Northern Territory
1964
Research Officer, Department of Territories Papua New Guinea
1966
Graduated Bachelor Social Studies, University of Queensland (first Aboriginal graduate of this university)
1966
Department of Native Affairs, Western Australia
1969
Completed Master of Education, University of Hawaii
1970
Chair, Aboriginal Art Advisory Council
1973
Completed Master of Social Welfare, State University of New York
1974
Social Planning consultant, Schools Commission Canberra
1976 - 1978
Director, Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teacher Aides Development Program
1978
Director, Aboriginal Education Centre, University of Wollongong
1978 - 1990
Founder and co-director, Aboriginal Training and Cultural Institute (Sydney)
1984
Visiting Professor, Rural Education at the University of Alaska
1984 - 1987
Deputy Chair, New South Wales Board of Adult Education
1995
Awarded the honourary degree of Doctor of Letters from Macquarie University
1996
Winner: Alumnus of the Year Award, The University of Queensland's Alumni Association
1998 - 2002
Member, Council of the Order of Australia

Sources used to compile this entry: Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp.

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Books

  • Valadian, M., Aboriginal education-- development or destruction : the issues and challenges that have to be recognised, University of New England-Armidale, Armidale, N.S.W., 1992. Details

Book Sections

  • Valadian, Margaret, 'Aboriginal adult education / Paper presented at National Conference on Adult Aboriginal Learning, Perth,. September, 1988', in Harvey, B.; McGinty, S. (ed.), Learning my way, Institute of Applied Aboriginal Studies, W.A.C.A.E, Mt Lawley, W.A., 1988, pp. 101-105. Details
  • Valadian, Margaret; Barwick, Diane, 'Aboriginal identity : instruction and interaction at an experimental training workshop [at A.N.U., Canberra]', in Berndt, R. M. (ed.), Aborigines and change; Australia in the 70s, 320-325 edn, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, 1977. Details

Journal Articles

  • Valadian, Margaret, 'Aboriginal women's health; Report on conference on health; notes role of traditional healers, problems facing Aborigines; recommendations for health care programme Source: -- ; v.25, no.4; 24-25', Health, vol. 25, no. 4, 1975, pp. 24-25. Details

Online Resources

See also

  • Report of the first national aboriginal teacher aide three day workshop and one day seminar held at the Bardon Professional Development Centre, Brisbane, June 19-22, 1978 / hosted by Queensland Department of Education ; organised by Alan Randell, Margaret Valadian and Art More., Aboriginal Training and Cultural Institute, Balmain, N.S.W., c1978. Details
  • Bell, Glennys, 'They're helping Aborigines to help themselves [Aboriginal Training and Cultural Institute]; M. Valadian and McNamara teaching management skills Balmain', Bulletin, 11 Sep, p. 49. Details
  • Gow, K. (director); Knight, E. (producer), Valadian, M. (consultant), Never too late [videorecording], Film Australia for the Women's Bureau, Commonwealth Employment Service, Sydney, c1985. Details
  • Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2002, 2020 pp. Details
  • Horton, David (ed.), The Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, society and culture, Aboriginal Studies Press for AIATSIS, Canberra, 1994, 2 v. (xxxiii, 1340 p.) pp. Details

Anne Heywood

Created: 28 October 2002, Last modified: 29 April 2009

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