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Joan Hardjono

Joan Hardjono was born in Sydney, Australia, in 1936 and graduated from the University of & Sydney in 1956 with méjors in geography and English literature. She taught English in Semarang, Central Java, in 1957 and 1958 under the Australian Volunteer Graduate Scheme. Stnce her marriage in 1959 she has been a lecturer in the Arts Faculty of Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java. She was a staff expert with the Transmigration Training and Research Centre in Jakarta from 1974 ' to 1976. She obtained a Lttt.B. degree in human geography from the University of New England, Armidale, Australia, in 1979 and a Ph.D. degree also in geography from the same university in 1984. Her publications include Indonesia, Land and People (1971), Transmigration in Indonesia (1977) and Transmigrasi Dari Kolonisasi Sampai Swakarsa (1982) as well as a number of articles concerning transmigration, environmental problems and rural employment.