The terms "institutes and centers" or organized research units are used to refer to the broad range of "non-departmental structural alternatives" often called "laboratories,""bureaus" or "clinics" at the host institutions. Current status, growth trends, and organizational sponsorships of these…

The American Registry of Research and Research-Related Organizations in Education (ARROE) was compiled to identify those organizations engaged in efforts to improve education through research, development, dissemination, evaluation, and policy study activities. The organizations were contracted between 1976 and 1978, and were selected because they…