Provides the results of a Delphi technique process used by the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) to establish priorities in science education research. Approximately one-third of 780 NARST members responded to the first phase of the survey. (CP)

Using the results of a survey of members of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) (See related article SE 521 919), factor analysis was used to identify six major areas of research priorities. (CP)

Reports on procedures utilized by the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) between 1974 and 1977 to define priorities for research in science education. (CP)

Contains recommendations for research priorities of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Study Committee. Promising areas in science education involving antecedent conditions; transactions, and outcomes are identified. Research styles and methodologies are also discussed. (CP)

The SSRC-NAE Joint Committee on Education Research, a multidisciplinary group formed in 2001, initiated an investigation of the complex and sprawling field of American education research organized into three general domains of inquiry: the social organization of education research, an assessment of the quality of education research, and a…

This report summarizes a national, invitational seminar to identify and encourage priority research in trade and industrial teacher education and certification. Fifteen nationally recognized leaders in trade and industrial education and three observers from other vocational services met to review relevant research completed to identify and list…

The Testing, Assessment, and Evaluation Division (TAE) of the National Institute of Education was created during a reorganization in 1978. Some of TAE's activities have included: identifying research needs; long-range planning for federally-sponsored evaluation research; reviewing evaluation methodologies; comparing local vs. large national…

This report presents the outcomes from two international 1991 conferences, one held in Washington, D.C., and the other in Scotland, which addressed developing a framework for cooperative research in the area of measuring quality in postsecondary education. The first meeting established the foundations for collaborative research and the second…