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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published February 2011 3134 subscribers Subscribe Now In this issue: Early childhood expert joins ACER LSAY Briefing examines apprenticeships and traineeships ACER and UNESCO collaborate in Arab states ACER Update Early childhood expert joins ACER ACER has expanded its breadth of knowledge in the area of Early Childhood Education with the appointment of an internationally renowned expert to the research team. In October 2010 ACER welcomed Senior Research Fellow Professor Bridie Raban to the Teaching, Learning and Leadership research program. Raban conducts research and development in the field of Early Childhood Education. In addition to her the role at ACER, Raban is a Professorial Research Fellow (Early Childhood) at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts. Continue reading » LSAY Briefing examines apprenticeships and traineeships A briefing paper published by ACER describes participation in apprenticeships and traineeships reported by a sample of people who were aged approximately 22 years-old in 2003. The paper reports on the characteristics of young people who become apprentices and trainees and examines the take up and completion of apprenticeships and traineeships. The report uses data from a nationally representative sample of young people who were in Year 9 at school in 1995 and whose education and occupational activities were traced each year thereafter. Continue reading » ACER and UNESCO collaborate in Arab states ACER and UNESCO Beirut office have signed a memorandum of understanding that creates opportunities for joint research and the development of a learning assessment to monitor educational quality in the Arab States. The memorandum was signed by Peter McGuckian, ACER Director of International Development, and Abdel Moneim Osman, Director UNESCO Beirut, at UNESCO’s Beirut office in Lebanon on 3 November 2010. Continue reading » ACER Update New Director, Assessment Services appointed Mr Ralph Saubern has been appointed to the role of Director, Assessment Services at ACER. This position was previously held by Ms Deirdre Jackson from 1998 until her retirement in late 2010. Ralph has previously held a number of positions at ACER, including Electronic Publisher, Test Publisher and Agencies Manager (2000-2005); Publishing Manager (2005-2006); General Manager, ACER Press (2007-2009); and General Manager, Schools Program in Assessment Services (2010). Research Conference 2011 ACER’s annual conference heads to the Northern Territory for the first time in 2011. Research Conference 2011 will take place in Darwin from 7-9 August 2011 on the theme Indigenous Education: Pathways to success. Further information will be posted to the ACER website as it becomes available. Registration enquiries may be directed to Margaret Taylor by phone to 03 9277 5403 or by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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News bulletins from the Australian Council for Educational Research published February 2011
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In this issue:

Early childhood expert joins ACER

ACER has expanded its breadth of knowledge in the area of Early Childhood Education with the appointment of an internationally renowned expert to the research team.

In October 2010 ACER welcomed Senior Research Fellow Professor Bridie Raban to the Teaching, Learning and Leadership research program. Raban conducts research and development in the field of Early Childhood Education. In addition to her the role at ACER, Raban is a Professorial Research Fellow (Early Childhood) at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts.

LSAY Briefing examines apprenticeships and traineeships

A briefing paper published by ACER describes participation in apprenticeships and traineeships reported by a sample of people who were aged approximately 22 years-old in 2003.

The paper reports on the characteristics of young people who become apprentices and trainees and examines the take up and completion of apprenticeships and traineeships.

The report uses data from a nationally representative sample of young people who were in Year 9 at school in 1995 and whose education and occupational activities were traced each year thereafter.

ACER and UNESCO collaborate in Arab states

ACER and UNESCO Beirut office have signed a memorandum of understanding that creates opportunities for joint research and the development of a learning assessment to monitor educational quality in the Arab States.

The memorandum was signed by Peter McGuckian, ACER Director of International Development, and Abdel Moneim Osman, Director UNESCO Beirut, at UNESCO’s Beirut office in Lebanon on 3 November 2010.

ACER Update

New Director, Assessment Services appointed

Mr Ralph Saubern has been appointed to the role of Director, Assessment Services at ACER. This position was previously held by Ms Deirdre Jackson from 1998 until her retirement in late 2010. Ralph has previously held a number of positions at ACER, including Electronic Publisher, Test Publisher and Agencies Manager (2000-2005); Publishing Manager (2005-2006); General Manager, ACER Press (2007-2009); and General Manager, Schools Program in Assessment Services (2010).

Research Conference 2011

ACER’s annual conference heads to the Northern Territory for the first time in 2011. Research Conference 2011 will take place in Darwin from 7-9 August 2011 on the theme Indigenous Education: Pathways to success. Further information will be posted to the ACER website as it becomes available. Registration enquiries may be directed to Margaret Taylor by phone to 03 9277 5403 or by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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