Education Research and Development Committee
ERDC · Australian Advisory Committee on Research and Development in Education
1970 – 1981
Commonwealth committee that funded and promoted research and development in education, commissioning studies and publishing research reports.
How it came into existence
Established in 1970, initially as the Australian Advisory Committee on Research and Development in Education, to advise on and fund educational research; it later operated as the Education Research and Development Committee (the date of the change of name is uncertain).
How it ended
Abolished in 1981 as a result of the Review of Commonwealth Functions, and its educational research grants program ended.
Main functions
- Grants for educational research projects
- Commissioning and publishing research reports
- Advice on priorities for research and development in education
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Education.
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Sources
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