The listing of State-administered research and development projects was compiled on the basis of information supplied to the U. S. Office of Education by each State. The arrangement is alphabetical by State and for each project provides the title, the name of the grantee or contractor conducting the project, and the amount of Section 131(b)…

Eighty-eight applicable responses, national and international, were received as a result of a mailed questionnaire concerning the nature of current efforts related to growth problems in postsecondary education. These responses are compiled in this directory, alphabetized by respondent, with the descriptive portions of the questionnaire summarized…

This document is a compilation of approved and ongoing research projects of the National Institute of Education (NIE). The primary purpose of the document is to provide the NIE management personnel, who plan, control, and monitor research projects, with readily available, fully indexed information on current projects. The document is divided into…

This directory is an update of an earlier listing of the projects funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in the U.S. Department of Education that was issued in February 1988. It includes the addresses, telephone numbers, mission statements, major activities, and key staff of the regional educational laboratories, the…

To facilitate communication among educational researchers and policymakers, this directory lists over 200 current research projects in educational finance and governance. The projects are grouped into four general topic areas, including educational finance and economics, law, organization, and politics. The entries give the researcher's name and…

Fifty-seven doctoral dissertations on deafness and related issues completed between May 1990 and March 1991 are listed. Dissertation title, researcher name(s), institution, department, and publication information are listed, along with an order number for those wishing to order copies of the dissertations on microfilm. (PB)

Compiled to help educational researchers and policy makers learn about current, relevant research efforts, this directory lists 350 research projects in 4 broad categories: educational finance and economics, educational law, educational organization, and educational politics. The entries in each broad area are alphabetized by the researcher's…

This directory provides basic information on all research projects receiving funding, as of December 1987, from the Division of Innovation and Development, Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. The projects included are the field-initiated and student-initiated grants, most of the directed competitions, and the…

Information on research efforts concerning higher education in Sweden is presented. The development of the research program has involved a shift of emphasis among four major problem areas (the role of higher education in society, the organization of higher education, the educational function, and the research function). While in the early 1970s…

This directory lists and describes educational projects developed, under development, and projected for development by the Teacher Corps throughout the United States. Details given for each project include: (1) name and geographic area; (2) use of ERIC descriptors to describe the major subjects; (3) intended audience; (4) brief description of the…

This directory of specialists and institutions involved with Anthropology and Language Science in Educational Development (ALSED) aims primarily at providing the foundation for an international ALSED network of scholars, qroups, and agencies actively dealing with the socio-cultural and linguistic adaptation of the content and methodology of…

The National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education (ECI) was established by the U.S. Department of Education to carry out a comprehensive program of research, development, and dissemination to improve young children's learning and development. This directory contains information on the programs and projects funded by ECI in fiscal…

This document begins with a summary of the Online Action Research (OAR) project, which had the following objectives: (1) examine the effectiveness of instructional approaches and classroom practices in adult basic education (ABE) and adult English as a Second Language (ESL); (2) use a variety of assessment strategies to determine literacy outcomes…

The National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education (ECI) was established to carry out a comprehensive program of research, development, and dissemination to improve young children's learning and development. This directory contains information on the programs and projects funded by ECI in fiscal year 1998. The directory's 10…

The 1984 inventory of research into higher education in Canada is presented. Descriptions are provided of about 260 projects that deal with research and practical developments in postsecondary education, its activities and characteristics. The projects, which are entered in the language in which they were reported (English or French), are grouped…