Peter Karmel
Peter Karmel Australian Government funding of state schools.[1] | |
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Spouse | Lena Karmel |
Children | Pip Karmel, Tom Karmel, and four others |
Awards | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Economics |
Institutions |
Peter Henry Karmel
Biography
Karmel was educated at
At the age of 27, Karmel was appointed to the chair of economics at the
His economic research included a focus on educational issues. In 1962, at the University of Melbourne during the third annual conference of the Australian College of Educators, he delivered the inaugural Buntine Oration, on the topic "Some Economic Aspects of Education". In 1971 he moved back to Canberra to head the Australian Universities Commission, becoming chairman and head of its successor, the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission.[6] Professor Karmel released a 1973 report commissioned by the Whitlam government named Schools in Australia which influenced the government's funding of state schools.[1]
Karmel served as the inaugural
He died in Canberra on 30 December 2008, aged 86.
Honours
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1967, a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1976, and awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001 "for leadership in Australian higher education and for being a leading academic".[10]
Personal life
He was married to Lena, and they had six children. His daughter
See also
References
- ^ a b c Smith, Bridie (3 January 2009). "Karmel's lessons heard". The Age.
- ^ Karmel, Peter (1973). "Schools in Australia : report of the Interim Committee" (PDF). Australian Government Publishing Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "College Scholarships, Exhibitions and Theological Studentships 1940", The Fleur-de-Lys, vol. 4, no. 40 (Oct. 1940): 12.
- ^ "New Appointments and Resignations", University of Melbourne Gazette, vol. 6, no. 2 (29 Mar. 1950): 14–15.
- ^ Centre for the Mind (2009). Who We Are. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "About Peter Karmel", accessed 13 June 2105.
- ^ "Schools in Australia: 1973-1998 The 25 years since the Karmel Report (Conference Proceedings)". ACER Conference Proceedings. Australian Council for Educational Research. 1998.
- ^ "GMB Architects, Peter Karmel Building Project". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
- ^ Collet, James (5 December 2014). "Peter Karmel Building at the Australian National University". ANU Photographs.
- ^ It's An Honour (2008). Peter Henry Karmel Archived 5 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- Canberra Times.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Adjunct Staff, Flinders University.