This article describes characteristics of current research in education, examines three types of research (theoretical, practical applied, and practical action), and argues for the promotion and development of practical applied research as the type most useful to school teachers, and most qualified to bridge the gap between theory and practice.…

Reports from the nine research and development centers funded by the United States Office of Education provide a self-assessment of the centers from the standpoint of their respective goals, the methods used in pursuing these goals, estimates of their success to date, and estimates of their projected success. Discussion of organizational aspects…