SAIER: The South Australian Institute for Educational Research

Aims

The aims of SAIER are to:
1. (1) provide a forum for promotion of research and development activities at all levels of education in South Australia,
2. (2) provide support and advice to individuals and groups conducting educational research and development,
3. (3) maintain an information network for national research and development work in education,
4. (4) provide links between research findings and general practice, in order to assist teachers to benefit from the results of research, and
(5) provide liaison and interact cooperatively with the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

HISTORY

Our work in educational research stretches back the late 1920s. Find out more about SAIER and the research seminars.

SAIER is proudly supported by the Australian Council for Educational Research

Our Work

We organise three events per year at the ACER Adelaide Office. All seminars are free and everyone is welcome to attend.

(1) The Annual John Keeves' Lecture in March.

(2) The Mid Year Seminar in July.

(3) The Spring Seminar Series in September/October.

SAIER COMMITTEE

Ted Sandercock - President
Graham Hardy - Treasurer
Petra Lietz - Secretary
Margaret Scrimgeor - IIER Rep
Tilahun Alfrassa
Carol Aldous
Ian Graham
John Keeves

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SAIER also supports the Australian Journal of Education (AJE). Read our monthly topical notifications: View the AJE notice

Upcoming FREE Events

Watch this space for details about The John Keeves Lecture in March/April 2017.

PREVIOUS EVENT
Knowledge Translation: Questions asked and lessons learnt from Health Sciences

Ass. Prof. Craig Lockwood
Dr Jared Campbell
Joanna Briggs Institute, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide

Date: Tuesday 13 September 2016
Time: 7:00 - 8:30pm
Where: ACER Adelaide Office
Parking: Flinders Street; Roper Street Car Parks

This seminar will explore knowledge translation through the JBI programs and activities and provide insights into:
- How implementation for policy and practice is developed from evidence
- The evidence related to effective implementation strategies
- Why implementation should be a priority for agencies, including ACER
- Use case study examples from clinical practice and management to illustrate cost efficient implementation with high impact results.

Download: flyer | presentation

Past Events

Visit our SAIER archive of past papers, presentations, photos and more.

visit or get in touch

SAIER
c/o Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER),
Adelaide Office
186B Pulteney Street,
Adelaide, S.A. 5000

TEL: +61 (08) 8206 8600
FAX: +61 (08) 8206 8602
EMAIL: adelaide@acer.edu.au

New Members welcome

Applications for membership must be made in writing and approved by the Committee.

The requirement for membership are a commitment to the aims of the Institute.

CONNECTIONS

Connect with our sister institutes and our online journal
- WAIER
- NSWIER
- Issues in Educational Research