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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published May 2009 3134 subscribers Subscribe Now In this issue: Uni degrees pay off in workforce, for men more than women A national curriculum needs national teaching standards ACER UPDATE Uni degrees pay off in workforce, for men more than women Men are more likely than women to gain highly-paid, full-time work after completing university, according to a recent study conducted into university outcomes. The Graduate Pathways Survey, conducted by ACER for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, canvassed more than 9,000 bachelor degree graduates five years into their careers. Continue reading » A national curriculum needs national teaching standards ACER’s Dr Lawrence Ingvarson argues in a recent paper that because curriculum standards go hand in hand with standards for teaching, a partnership between these two areas would be of great benefit to Australian education. Two significant developments in this area have recently taken place: the creation of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and the National Partnership on Quality Teaching (NPQT). Continue reading » ACER UPDATE Masters awarded Australian College of Educators' Medal ACER CEO Professor Geoff Masters has been awarded the 2009 Australian College of Educators' Medal. The College awards this medal annually in recognition of sustained contributions to Australian education by an outstanding educator. The College recognised Professor Masters as an international authority on educational measurement and student assessment; noting that he has made a distinctive contribution to education through his leadership of ACER and his active involvement nationally and internationally on many task forces and expert working groups. Professor Masters’s response to the award citation can be read on the Australian College of Educators website ACER establishes Ken Rowe Fund Following the tragic death of Dr Ken Rowe in the Victorian bushfires on 7 February 2009, ACER has established the Ken Rowe Fund to commemorate Ken's significant contribution to ACER and to education nationally and internationally. Funds received will be used to support two activities which were close to Ken's heart. They will provide support for research training in quantitative methods (for example, through a scholarship managed by ACER for attendance at ACSPRI courses) and practical support to schools, kindergartens and early childhood centres in the Marysville area. Details of how to donate to the fund are available on ACER’s website.
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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published May 2009
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In this issue:

Uni degrees pay off in workforce, for men more than women

Men are more likely than women to gain highly-paid, full-time work after completing university, according to a recent study conducted into university outcomes.

The Graduate Pathways Survey, conducted by ACER for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, canvassed more than 9,000 bachelor degree graduates five years into their careers.

A national curriculum needs national teaching standards

ACER’s Dr Lawrence Ingvarson argues in a recent paper that because curriculum standards go hand in hand with standards for teaching, a partnership between these two areas would be of great benefit to Australian education. Two significant developments in this area have recently taken place: the creation of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and the National Partnership on Quality Teaching (NPQT).

ACER UPDATE

Masters awarded Australian College of Educators' Medal

ACER CEO Professor Geoff Masters has been awarded the 2009 Australian College of Educators' Medal. The College awards this medal annually in recognition of sustained contributions to Australian education by an outstanding educator. The College recognised Professor Masters as an international authority on educational measurement and student assessment; noting that he has made a distinctive contribution to education through his leadership of ACER and his active involvement nationally and internationally on many task forces and expert working groups. Professor Masters’s response to the award citation can be read on the Australian College of Educators website

ACER establishes Ken Rowe Fund

Following the tragic death of Dr Ken Rowe in the Victorian bushfires on 7 February 2009, ACER has established the Ken Rowe Fund to commemorate Ken's significant contribution to ACER and to education nationally and internationally. Funds received will be used to support two activities which were close to Ken's heart. They will provide support for research training in quantitative methods (for example, through a scholarship managed by ACER for attendance at ACSPRI courses) and practical support to schools, kindergartens and early childhood centres in the Marysville area. Details of how to donate to the fund are available on ACER’s website.

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