Educators and administrators in secondary and higher education in Kazakhstan have experienced significant reforms since 2010. New policies, curricula, pedagogy, assessment practices, accountability mechanisms, and legislation were implemented in an education revolution, to modernize Kazakh education and build human capital for economic prosperity.…

The internationalization of research has increasingly become an area of focus for higher education institutions but has received less scholarly attention in the study of internationalization in higher education. Drawing on the literature, this article outlines a range of key considerations and concerns for the continued internationalization of…

This article focuses on higher education research and policies in small and/or peripheral countries that usually occupy a marginal position in contemporary international debates. The region discussed here is South-eastern Europe and especially the Western Balkans. First, an outline of emerging research centres and the developments in higher…

The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) is one of the world's leading educational research centres. ACER's mission is to create and promote research-based knowledge, products and services that can be used to improve learning across the life span. This annual report describes ACER's milestones and accomplishments for the 2013-2014…

This article examines issues associated with the preparation of doctoral-level personnel to assume interdisciplinary scholarship and leadership roles in early intervention (EI). Following a review of national reports focused on EI doctoral leadership training, the preparation of educational researchers, and interdisciplinary doctoral programs in…

INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE YEAR 1965-66. THE ORIGINAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HIGHER EDUCATION HAS BEEN MERGED INTO A PROJECT SUPPORTED BY A CONTRACT WITH THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO FORM THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION. FROM…

Lists the names and addresses of 12 sources of research in the academic sector and describes the types of research publications available from each. (CHC)

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

Describes the role of the private sector in educational research and lists the names, addresses, and brief descriptions of 19 organizations whose works merit attention. (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)

The mission of the Far West Consortium for DD&E training is to design, develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive and transportable training program to meet the demand for trained personnel in educational development, dissemination, and evaluation (DD&E). The program provides both preservice training and continuing education to upgrade those…

This paper, by the President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, advances the need for scholarship in teaching. Just as research is not done until it has been shared, this is true also of scholarship in teaching: it is not private, but public; it is made available to and is critically reviewed by peers; it can be built upon…

Selected members of the Rural Education Special Interest Group (RE/SIG) of the American Educational Research Association participated in a modified Delphi study to examine the agenda for rural educational research proposed by the Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE) Subcommittee on Rural Education. The Delphi technique is a procedure…

Discusses the role of regional educational research organizations, describes three regional organizations in terms of member states, research activities, and publications, and provides names and addresses for each as well as for another proposed regional education research center. (CHC)

A model for increasing the participation of minority persons and women in research on education is described. The model involves an Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Education (IISE), located at Northeastern University, under whose auspices minority persons and women are recruited for positions as Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows. The…