Education policy continues to press for increased use of research evidence in decision-making, yet decades of research point to weak links between research and practice. We see evidence-informed improvement not as a problem with schools, but with a larger evidence-use ecosystem. As a step toward building and strengthening multidirectional paths…

"Science and Engineering Indicators" ("Indicators") is a biennial congressionally mandated report that provides high-quality quantitative information on the U.S. and international science and engineering enterprise. The report employs a variety of presentation styles--such as narrative text, data tables and figures--to make the…

This is a joint publication by HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England), Universities UK (UUK) and GuildHE, setting out how it is intended to improve the accessibility and usefulness of information about higher education (HE). It includes requirements for the information that universities and colleges should publish about their HE…

This paper examines information portrayed on Canadian educational development (ED) centre websites and, in particular, whether information that corresponds to questions compiled from a literature search of ED centre practices is readily available from centre websites. This study phase is part of a larger national study of Canadian educational…

Examines bibliographic control issues regarding socioeconomic development information in Africa by describing activities of the Pan African Development Information System in Ethiopia, the Southern African Research and Documentation Center in Zimbabwe, the South African Bibliographic and Information Network in South Africa, and the National…

Provides a list of 18 names and addresses of sources of educational research abroad and discusses the publications available from these sources. (CHC)

Provides a brief overview of the sources of research production and documentation in education at the national and provincial levels for both governmental and professional organizations in Canada. Names and addresses of seven sources are listed. (CHC)

Describes international and regional centers of activity that specialize in educational and training technology. Areas of interest, services, research and development, keywords, and publications are included for many entries. Regional areas include Asia and Australia, Europe, Middle East, and South and Central America. (AEF)

This paper describes a research and development project initiated by a network of European logistics educators to promote all types, forms, and levels of logistics education by benefiting from the educational potential of multimedia/hypermedia as well as information technology and telecommunications. The main outcome of this project will be a…

Describes centers of activity, listed by country, that relate to educational and training technology. Institutions of further and higher education are listed separately from other organizations if there are numerous entries for one country. Areas of interest, services, research and development, keywords, and publications are included. (AEF)

This report of a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) pilot project, which was carried out during 1982-84 in Khartoum (Sudan) to develop a vehicle for providing access to information on research in progress, describes: (1) the study that led to the conclusion that a national register of research projects was…

Reports on centers of activity in the United Kingdom that relate to educational and training technology, including specific institutions of further and higher education as well as associations, committees, and other organizations with an interest in education and training. Areas of interest, services, research and development, keywords, and…