Corporate Body
Australian Council for Educational Research (1930 - )
- From
- 1930
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia - Functions
- Education
- Website
- http://www.acer.edu.au
- Reference No
- ABN 19 004 398 145
- Location
- 19 Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124
Summary
The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) was established in 1930. Initially the Council was funded by a grant from the United States' Carnegie Corporation. By the mid-1940s the Commonwealth and State governments were all providing funding for the Council. ACER is an independent, non-profit organisation that devises ways to improve learning. Its mission is to "create and disseminate knowledge and tools that can be used to improve learning."
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Australian Council for Educational Research, A record of Council activities: 1930-1955 (Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Rsearch, 1955), 43 pp. Details
- Connell, William Fraser, The Australian Council for Educational Research, 1930-80 (Hawthorn, Victoria: Australian Council for Educational Rsearch, 1980), 394 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Research in the Social Sciences', Australian Journal of Science, VI (2) (1943), 60-61. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q17014230. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/158902398. Details
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458368. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 7 January 2003, Last modified: 6 March 2006