Former Principal Research Fellow - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
Dr Robert Simons was a Principal Research Fellow in the Education Policy and Practice Program at ACER.
He has been Project Director for evaluations of: 1) National Australia Bank’s (NAB’s) Schools First awards program; 2) ASIC’s Helping Our Kids Understand Finances (HOKUF); 3) DEEWR’s Empowering Local Schools (ELS) (2012-2014); and, 4) beyondblue’s redeveloped online model of Mind Matters (2014-2016).
In addition, Dr Simons was a consultant for DEEWR in the revision of standards of evidence for the National Partnership Agreement (NPA) on Literacy and Numeracy and is also a member of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth’s (ARACY’s) Expert Reference Group on Parent Engagement for partnerships between families and schools in supporting, promoting and encouraging children's learning and wellbeing.
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About Dr Robert Simons (retired)
Dr Robert Simons was a Principal Research Fellow in the Education Policy and Practice Program at ACER.
He has been Project Director for evaluations of: 1) National Australia Bank’s (NAB’s) Schools First awards program; 2) ASIC’s Helping Our Kids Understand Finances (HOKUF); 3) DEEWR’s Empowering Local Schools (ELS) (2012-2014); and, 4) beyondblue’s redeveloped online model of Mind Matters (2014-2016).
In addition, Dr Simons was a consultant for DEEWR in the revision of standards of evidence for the National Partnership Agreement (NPA) on Literacy and Numeracy and is also a member of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth’s (ARACY’s) Expert Reference Group on Parent Engagement for partnerships between families and schools in supporting, promoting and encouraging children's learning and wellbeing.
| Present | BA SBS Philadelphia, MDiv, MTh MIS Allentown, MCAP Jansen Newman Institute, PhD CUA, Washington, DC, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Harvard GSAS, Boston, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) | |
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| 2010 - 2016 | Principal Research Fellow - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) | |
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Honors and Awards
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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