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Dr Tracy Woodroffe is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in the Faculty of Arts and Society specialising in Teacher Education and the significance of culture and inclusive practice. She is a Warumungu Luritja woman with extensive experience in Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary classrooms. Tracy is interested in educational pedagogy, identity, perspective, and cultural responsiveness. Her work includes Indigenous methodology in examining the Australian education system through an Indigenous Women’s Standpoint.
Professional memberships include AIATSIS, AILITEA, NATSIHEC and AARE.
Member of the TRB Quality Teaching Committee.
Recipient of three CDU Awards - the 2016 SAGE Publication Award, the 2019 Vice-Chancellor's Award for an Emerging Researcher, and the 2022 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence - First Nations Teaching Excellence.
HDR Supervision: Tracy supervises Masters and PhD students in the areas of Indigenous approaches to education, decolonising knowledge, and Indigenous studies more broadly.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The importance of Indigenous knowledge in pre-service teacher education
2015 → 2019
Award Date: 18 Oct 2019
Master, Master of Education
Award Date: 1 Jan 2013
Bachelor, Bachelor of Education
Award Date: 1 Jan 1991
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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20-018 Indigenous Cultural Competency Research
Woodroffe, T., Worthington, S., Ford, L., Judd, B., Lowell, A. & Williams, G.
1/01/20 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
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2019 Rainmaker Readiness - A Pilot Study for Engineering Education & Profession in Learning and Teaching pathways for Indigenous women at CDU.
Ford, L., Woodroffe, T., Ticoalu, A., Guthadjaka, K., Ford, E., Baker, C. & Yuhun, P.
4/11/19 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
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2021 Rainmaker start-up - Developing a model for creating differentiated pedagogies
1/04/21 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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ARC Special Research Initiatives - National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN)
Ford, L., Anderson, P., McMillan, M., Judd, B., Holt, L., Milroy, J., Strelen, L., Worner, F., Woodroffe, T. & Guthadjaka, K.
1/04/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Research output
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A differentiated approach to Indigenous pedagogies: Addressing gaps in teachers’ knowledge
Funk, J. & Woodroffe, T., 21 Mar 2023, In: The Australian Educational Researcher. p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creating a future to be proud of through teacher workforce development
Woodroffe, T., 2023, International Handbook on Education Development in Asia-Pacific. Lee, W. O., Brown, P., Goodwin, A. L. & Green, A. (eds.). 1 ed. Singapore: Springer Singapore, p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Negotiating Indigenous higher education policy analysis at the cultural interface in the Northern Territory, Australia
Street, C., Robertson, K., Smith, J., Guenther, J., Larkin, S., Motlap, S., Ludwig, W., Woodroffe, T., Gillan, K., Ober, R., Shannon, V. & Maypilama, E., 2023, In: Critical Studies in Education. 64, 3, p. 250-266 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The budget makes glossy announcements on Indigenous education, but real change requires more than just money
Woodroffe, T., 11 May 2023, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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What is 'First Nations voice' and what does it mean for Education?
Woodroffe, T., 22 Mar 2023, Education Matters Primary, p. 24-25 2 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Thesis
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The importance of including Indigenous knowledge in pre-service teacher education
Author: Woodroffe, T., Jan 2019Supervisor: Wallace, R. (Supervisor) & Spencer, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - CDU
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