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ACER honours Isabelle Adams ACER has honoured Ms Isabelle Adams on being associated with the organisation for 21 years. Ms Adams, a member of the ACER Council and the founding chair of its Aboriginal Education Advisory Group, was honoured with a special presentation by the Board of ACER on 8 June. Ms Adams began her association with ACER in 1986 when she joined the ACER Council. Since that time Ms Adams has contributed to a number of ACER research projects and publications including the ongoing Indigenous Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy Study and is co-author of two ACER Research Monographs on Indigenous education research. ACER chair Professor Paige Porter paid tribute to Ms Adams’s first-hand knowledge and experience of the diversity of Aboriginal culture, lifestyles and aspirations and her commitment to improving Indigenous education outcomes. “As an educator, senior manager in the public service, and consultant, Ms Adams has demonstrated high levels of competency and has gained the respect and support of people across all levels and of different cultural groups,” Professor Porter said. Ms Adams, a specialist in early childhood education and Indigenous education, has had significant and successful experience as a teacher and senior manager in school education authorities. Ms Adams recently retired as District Superintendent for the Perth South District in the Education Department of Western Australia. She now works as a private consultant and remains a board member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and has served on a number of policy committees at State and Commonwealth level. ACER undertakes and promotes research that focuses on key issues related to the improvement of educational outcomes for Indigenous students. The Standing Committee on Indigenous Education (SCIE) provides expert advice to the ACER Board on the areas of Indigenous education most in need of research, and ways in which ACER expertise could be put to best use in these areas. Further information about ACER’s Indigenous education research program can be found at http://www.acer.edu.au/indigenous_education/index.html « Back to eNews
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ACER has honoured Ms Isabelle Adams on being associated with the organisation for 21 years. Ms Adams, a member of the ACER Council and the founding chair of its Aboriginal Education Advisory Group, was honoured with a special presentation by the Board of ACER on 8 June.

Ms Adams began her association with ACER in 1986 when she joined the ACER Council. Since that time Ms Adams has contributed to a number of ACER research projects and publications including the ongoing Indigenous Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy Study and is co-author of two ACER Research Monographs on Indigenous education research.

ACER chair Professor Paige Porter paid tribute to Ms Adams’s first-hand knowledge and experience of the diversity of Aboriginal culture, lifestyles and aspirations and her commitment to improving Indigenous education outcomes.

“As an educator, senior manager in the public service, and consultant, Ms Adams has demonstrated high levels of competency and has gained the respect and support of people across all levels and of different cultural groups,” Professor Porter said.

Ms Adams, a specialist in early childhood education and Indigenous education, has had significant and successful experience as a teacher and senior manager in school education authorities. Ms Adams recently retired as District Superintendent for the Perth South District in the Education Department of Western Australia. She now works as a private consultant and remains a board member of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies and has served on a number of policy committees at State and Commonwealth level.

ACER undertakes and promotes research that focuses on key issues related to the improvement of educational outcomes for Indigenous students. The Standing Committee on Indigenous Education (SCIE) provides expert advice to the ACER Board on the areas of Indigenous education most in need of research, and ways in which ACER expertise could be put to best use in these areas.

Further information about ACER’s Indigenous education research program can be found at

http://www.acer.edu.au/indigenous_education/index.html

ACER honours Isabelle Adams