This document presents findings of a study that examined the operations and effects of selected activities of the regional educational laboratory program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. The 10 laboratories that receive OERI support conduct applied research and development and provide…

Compares successful educational research and development organizations with unsuccessful ones, and delineates evidence of the relative technical and interpersonal competence of organization members. (Author)

Part of the Saturday Review supplement, EDUCATIONIN AMERICA, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

This catalog contains fact sheets for federally funded research and development projects that are being carried out by 22 of the 23 organizations that co-sponsor the Information Office of the Conference for Educational Development and Research. Nine of the reporting organizations are university-based research and development centers, and 13 are…

Purposes and functions of regional research and development (R&D) services sponsored by the National Institute of Education (NIE) are described, based on a task force's assessment of R&D services provided by regional laboratories. The historical context of the following questions are addressed: whether the conduct of R&D constitutes a…

In education, the road from research to practice is a long one and includes research, development, and application. The notion of a continuum from research to practice was recognized in 1965 when the provisions of the Cooperative Research Program were incorporated into the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Since that time, however, total…

Describes projects currently in progress at five centers. (RT)

Regional laboratories have been charged with serving as the link between so-called educational "research" and educational "practice," a link loosely known as "development." Research generates development and development generates research, with both leading to continued reduction of uncertainty, i.e., effort is…

Regional Educational Laboratories were created in the early 1960s as a federally funded link between research and development efforts in education and school districts. The labs were conceived to be sensitive to the practical needs of administrators and teachers for educational innovations that could be implemented locally. However, over a quarter…

This project used interviews, questionnaires, and bibliographic research to investigate the role and attitudes of sponsors, performers, and users of educational research and development. The report is in five chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 present findings on sponsors; chapter 3 reports on performers; chapter 4 describes users; and chapter 5 presents…

This paper examines the role of regional educational laboratories in educational research, development, and dissemination. Program activities of the Eastern Regional Institute are examined against the institute's proposed objectives. Related documents include EA 003 544, EA 003 545, EA 003 549, and EA 003 550. (Author/LLR)

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…

This report reviews the education research and development funding policies of the National Institute of Education (NIE) and attempts to evaluate the impact of those policies on the nation's education research and development system, particularly the regional education laboratories and research and development centers established by the Federal…

A study of the educational laboratories and university research and development centers has revealed several characteristics and tendencies which promise to speed up needed improvements in education and to create mechanisms for change. (MF)