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McDonnell, Lorraine M.; Weatherford, M. Stephen – Educational Researcher, 2016
The widely publicized opposition to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is in marked contrast to its relatively uncontroversial development and adoption--a contrast that points to the importance of understanding how the politics of enactment differs from the politics of implementation. In this article, we draw on the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation, Politics of Education, Political Influences
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Educational Researcher, 2008
Representatives of 28 education research associations from around the world convened in New York on March 29-30, 2008 at a third meeting to advance the goal of establishing a world education research association (informally called "WERA"). The agenda centered on the nature and form of a world education research association, with discussions…
Descriptors: Educational Research, International Programs, International Cooperation, Program Development
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Reicken, Henry W.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1974
A list of major objectives, which are said to clarify the answers to the question why one should experiment is presented. Among those purposes cited are: hypothesis testing, development of social programs, development of comprehensive programs, and the evaluation of a concept or claim. (AM)
Descriptors: Experiments, Hypothesis Testing, Intervention, Investigations
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McKenna, Barbara – Educational Researcher, 1992
Describes the work of the Division of Innovation and Development of the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. The following are four areas of program concentration: (1) professional practice issues; (2) education of individuals with disabilities; (3) educational technology; and (4) emotionally disturbed…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Disabilities, Educational Practices
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Educational Researcher, 1974
Reproduces chapters on the second and third of five proposed programs, which are: (1) internal NIE capability to monitor the R & D System and operating system of education, (2) the R & D system, (3) the linkage and support system, (4) capacity in the operating system and (5) field-initiated research on the processes of educational change.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Research, Federal Programs
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Baratz-Snowden, Joan – Educational Researcher, 1990
Describes a $50 million research and development program begun by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to develop assessment instruments and prototypes for its teacher certification system. NBPTS's mission is to develop a national voluntary certification system for experienced teachers. (FMW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Program Descriptions, Program Development
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Glennan, Thomas K. – Educational Researcher, 1973
The text of the Director of the National Institute of Education's February 27 address to the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Bureaucracy, Educational Policy, Educational Programs