This document provides an overview of the research program of the Swedish National Board of Education (NBE) since 1962. The following subjects are discussed: (1) budget; (2) duration of the various projects; (3) fields of research; (4) transmission of knowledge; (5) transition from management by command to management by objectives; (6) research in the 1960s and 1970s; (7) research in educational technology; (8) local responsibility; (9) secondary school reform; (10) science role research; (11) goal achievement research; (12) adult education; (13) educational environment research; (14) longitudinal studies; (15) educational improvement; (16) sex differences; (17) writing instruction; and (18) standardized achievement tests. Charts illustrate the budget data. (BJV)