Contains correspondence, talks and reports concerning science and chemistry education in primary and secondary schools, and the promotion of careers in science and technology

Colleges of Advanced Education

Includes: "The Colleges and the Student 1971: An Introduction to colleges of advanced education in Victoria, and a guide for prospective students.", Office of the Vice-President, Victoria Institute of Colleges, Melbourne; "Colleges of Advanced Education 1967 - 69", first report of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Advanced Education, June 1966.

Correspondence and reports concerning recommendations of the RACI Chemical Education Division

Correspondence and reports concerning the Commonwealth Scholarships Scheme and the training of chemists

Correspondence, reports and informational material concerning continued education in chemistry and chemical engineering

Correspondence, reports and informational material concerning continued education in chemistry and chemical engineering

This item includes reference to: the Australian Committee on Technical and Further Education (ACOTAFE/ACTFE).

Correspondence and papers concerning the production, distribution, and discussion of the Institute's 1969 Report on Continuing Education

Item includes: draft and final copies of the 'Allen Report' - "Continuing Education in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering", report of the RACI Postgraduate In-Service Training Committee, February 1969.

Contains correspondence, memos and reports concerning chemistry education and the activities of the RACI Division of Chemical Education

Includes: draft regulations of the Division; "Staffing Crisis in the Victorian State Secondary Schools March 1966", a preliminary report on a survey conducted by the Victorian Secondary Teachers' Association between Monday, 7th March, 1966 and Friday, 11th March, 1966; "The Crisis in Education: Size of Classes in Victorian State Secondary Schools", report of survey conducted by the Victorian Secondary Teachers' Association, May 1966; "The Design of Science Rooms", prepared by the Advisory Committee on Standards for Science Faculties in Independent Secondary Schools.

This item includes reference to: the FAUSA - Federation of Australian University Staff Associations.

General correspondence concerning chemical education

Correspondence and papers concerning the activities and administration of the RACI Chemical Education Division

Contains correspondence, newsclippings, publications, reports, and surveys concerning chemistry and science education

This item includes reference to: the RACI Chemical Education Sub-Committee Symposium on "Chemical Education: Current trends and future needs", held at Monash University on the 20th and the 21st of August, 1971; the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP).

General Correspondence and papers concerning chemical education at the secondary and tertiary education levels

Includes: copies of International Newsletter on Chemical Education put out by the IUPAC (the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists); minutes of meetings of the Chemical Education Division of the Institute; 1971 Chemical Education Division survey of continuing education courses, of interest to professional chemists, offered by Australian tertiary teaching institutions.

General correspondence and papers regarding the activities and administration of the Chemical Education Division of the RACI

Correspondence and papers regarding the participation of the Institute in the production of the Graduate Careers Directory, an initiative of the Graduate Careers Council of Australia

Correspondence and papers concerning submissions to the Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education (Australian Universities Commission) and the release of the Martin Committee Report on Tertiary Education

Includes: copies of the RACI submission to the Committee; newsclippings detailing media and public reaction to the Martin Report.

Includes: draft and final copies of the submissions made by the RACI, the Australian Productivity Council Education Sub-Committee, and the Science and Technology Careers Bureau, to the Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education (Australian Universities Commission); newsclippings detailing reaction to the release of the first two volumes of the 'Martin Report' - L.H. Martin (Chairman), "Tertiary Education in Australia. Report of the Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education in Australia to the Australian Universities Commission", Vols. 1 and 2, Melbourne, Government Printer, August 1964; Sanders, C., "A Review of Three Reports: Roberts, Martin and Hale", Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, August 20, 1965.

Correspondence and reports concerning criticism of Professor Harry Messel's textbook "Science for High School Students"

Correspondence concerning a proposal by the Plastics Institute of Australia (inc.) to conduct a nation-wide survey of the Education needs of the plastics industry

Includes: copies of CHEMEDA, the Newsletter of the Chemical Education Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute - Nos. 1 to 3, and 5 to 18 (1978 to 1986); "National Chemistry Week Chemistry Resource Booklet 1984", edited C.L. Fogliani and I.T. Townsend, Mitchell College Printery, Bathurst, NSW; "National Chemistry Week Chemistry Resource Booklet 1983", edited by M. McCamish; "National Chemistry Week Chemistry Resource Booklet 1985", edited by C.L. Fogliani; "National Chemistry Week Chemistry Resource Booklet 1986", edited by C.L. Fogliani; senior and junior division RACI National Chemistry Quiz booklets, 1983 to 1986.

Queensland Institutes of Technology annual chemistry examination papers

Includes: copies of brochures produced by the Science and Technology Careers Bureau promoting careers in science and technology - "Careers in Science and Technology: Physics", "Careers in Science and Technology: Agricultural Engineering", "Careers in Biology and Food Technology: Biology"; draft copies of Science and Technology Careers Bureau brochures promoting chemistry and chemical engineering; Baylis, N.S., Martin, L.H. (Chairman), Trendall, A.D., Vernon, J., and Wills, K.A., "Report of the Australian Universities Commission on Australian Universities 1958-1963", Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra, October, 1960; "Notes on the Study of Failure in Australian Universities", University of Melbourne, May, 1960.

This item includes: the University of Melbourne - "Student Statistics 1959"; the University of Melbourne Faculty of Engineering - "Block Exemption Student Performances: Results of Technical Schools Diplomates who entered the Engineering Course between 1950 and 1958": "The Engineering Course quota in the University of Melbourne"; the University of Melbourne - "Limitations of Numbers in Courses, 1959: Principles of Selection"; "Commonwealth Scholarships. Information obtained from Commonwealth Office of Education and University Commission Reports - 1951/56 Inclusive"; "A Study of Reasons for which Arts Students in the University of Melbourne Decide to Enter Pass or Honours Courses", Educational Research Officer, University of Melbourne, 1959; Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee, "Report of a Conference on University Education", 1960; Melbourne Research Students Association in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Higher Education - "A Survey of Graduate Students in the University of Melbourne", May 1969.

Correspondence and papers concerning the Institute's response to the Tertiary Education Commission's Draft Report on Study Leave

Correspondence and papers concerning arrangements for a proposed summer school in theoretical chemistry to be held at the Australian National University in February 1970

Correspondence, memos and newsclippings concerning the Technical Education and the establishment of an Institute of Colleges in Victoria

Includes lists of: subscribers or donors to the RACI Educational Fund (undated); RACI Members (excluding students) and contributors to the RACI Educational Fund, August 1973; employers of four or more RACI Members (excluding students) and contributors to the RACI Educational Fund (current and past subscribers).

Correspondence regarding company subscriptions to the RACI Educational Fund

Correspondence and lists concerning an appeal for company donations/subscriptions to the RACI Educational Fund

Includes lists of companies with head offices in Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, and Victoria.

General correspondence and papers concerning the RACI Educational Fund and the activities of the Educational Fund Committee

General correspondence and papers concerning the RACI Educational Fund and the activities of the Educational Fund Committee

Correspondence and accounts regarding the allocation of funds from the RACI Education Fund and the General Purposes Fund

Contains income and expenditure accounts for the RACI Educational Fund

Includes: first draft of a letter to company subscribers concerning the Institute Educational Fund; lists of previous contributors to the Fund, companies to be approached personally - not previous contributors, companies to be approached personally - previous contributors, and letters only - not previous contributors.