The aim is to explore the absence or presence of, and motives for, research at centers for academic development and to problematize the research situation among academic developers. Boyer's and Healey's theories are used as lenses for the analysis based on the questionnaires that were used for data collection. The conclusion is that research is a…

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…

The U.S. Commissioner of Education describes the National Institute of Education, a national center for educational research. (LR)

This annual report begins with a brief overview of cooperative research objectives and background. The five major sections are 1) "Cooperative Research Authorization" including the basic authorizations and subsequent amendments; 2) "Management Policies and Procedures;" 3) "Definitions and Distinctions" covering major…

During 1985, the Center for Professional Development of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory identified and supported five internships in various aspects of educational research and development work. Programs with which the interns were affiliated included a goal-based education program, the Center for Sex Equity, an assessment and…

This report on the design of a new pattern for the training of research, development, demonstration/dissemination, and evaluation personnel in education contains a short introductory section, "Activities of the Design Phase," and four extensive appendixes: minutes of the interim governing council meetings; the August 1, 1970 progress…

A mjaor set of problems presently receiving the attention of HRRC centers around the role of research and development in educational improvement. (Author/MS)

This guide provides an overview of the National Education Research and Development Centers sponsored by the Office of Research of the U.S. Department of Education. Information provided for each of 23 centers includes the nature of the center's work, its location, and the names of its principal researchers. Center listings are divided into two…

Preeminent in pure research, the California Institute of Technology attempts to apply some of its skills to society's problems. (Editor)

One of the problems of educational research is that the Research & Development community has not kept the educational community informed of the progress it has made in attaining objectives. Article relates to this problem. (Author/ML)

The Fifth Annual Report of the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching covers the following: a) the center's program; b) a descriptive overview of the center; c) center resume; d) program and project register; e) Program 03, The Environment for Teaching; f) Program 04, Teaching the Disadvantaged; g) Program 05, Heuristic Teaching;…

Course offerings with an international focus have expanded rapidly in secondary schools in the United States in the last decade, and research is needed to explore how global and international education goals may be achieved. Four models for organizing the research agenda are presented: (1) organization around a study of influences upon global and…

This collection contains abstracts of research projects in agricultural education completed from September 1, 1986, to August 31, 1987. Abstracts on a wide array of subjects are arranged by state and indexed by both author and subject. Another section lists titles of research in progress also arranged by state. A total of 166 research abstracts of…

This study was initiated in 1964 under the sponsorship of the Cooperative Research Program of the Office of Education to develop and supply data useful to policy makers and planners of training programs for research, development, and diffusion personnel in education. The first task was the construction of a logical structure to account for the…

This volume organizes information on research and development in early childhood education. Goals and objectives of the 77 programs reviewed are described, and the strategies for implementing the programs are discussed. Organizational factors and the problems encountered in the programs and projects are considered. There is a short discussion of…