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National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
In this report of the Panel for the Review of Laboratory and Center Operations to the director of the National Institute of Education, the results of site visits and reviews of long range plans of 17 research and development centers and regional educational laboratories are analyzed. Following a brief overview of the history of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Equal Education, Financial Support
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Direct linkSherwood, Topper – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2000
Despite the need for more and better research on rural education, recent federal policy trends favoring broadly applicable, "problem-centered" research threaten to abandon responsibility for "targeted" populations to the agendas of private and state-based organizations. Rural research funding is discussed in relation to the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Weinman, Janice – 1980
This paper is intended to provide data and analysis on three general questions: What are the significant existing programs and agencies related to educational research and development (R&D) in the Northeast and what are key unmet needs for the National Institute of Education (NIE) to consider in planning for a new institution? What are various…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Needs, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textNewell, Barbara; And Others – 1983
Five mission statements for proposed National Institute of Education-supported research centers on postsecondary education are presented to the Director of the National Institute of Education (NIE). Mission statements are provided for the following proposed centers: Center for Research on Postsecondary Learning, Center on Investments in Education…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Economic Factors, Educational Cooperation, Educational Facilities
Shively, Joe E. – 1984
A needs sensing confirmation study was conducted to identify the Appalachia Educational Laboratory's (AEL) long term research and development program needs and provide guidelines for its seven member states' activities. The AEL Board of Directors, individuals serving in similar positions as the Board members, and a sample of non-public school…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Buttram, Joan L.; And Others – 1992
The effectiveness of four technical assistance-oriented services/products of one regional educational laboratory was studied. The services/products studied included a thinking skills activities workbook for classroom teachers, a videotape for rural educators on exemplary software for developing the thinking skills of at-risk students, a research…
Descriptors: Education Service Centers, Educational Improvement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Cronin, Joseph M. – 1980
The broad question addressed is whether the Upper Midwest needs a new regional educational laboratory and, if so, why and where and for whom? Conclusions were reached after a sampling of deans of education, chief state school officers, classroom teachers, National Institute of Education staff members, local superintendents, and other knowledgeable…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
