![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | ![How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education Book Cover](/sites/dl/free/0072532491/title/fw_sm.gif) How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education, 5/e Jack R. Fraenkel,
San Francisco State University Norman E. Wallen,
San Francisco State University
Nature of Educational Research
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Educational Research Organizations
| American Educational Research Association (AERA)
(http://www.aera.net/)
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. AERA is the most prominent international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. Its more than 22,000 members are educators; administrators; directors of research, testing or evaluation in federal, state and local agencies; counselors; evaluators; graduate students; and behavioral scientists. The broad range of disciplines represented by the membership includes education, psychology, statistics, sociology, history, economics, philosophy, anthropology, and political science. |
Educational Research Organizations
| Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
(http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI)
The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) is an office of the United States Department of Education. This office provides national leadership for educational research and statistics. OERI strives to promote excellence and equity in American education by conducting research and demonstration projects funded through grants to help improve education; collecting statistics on the status and progress of schools and education throughout the nation; and distributing information and providing technical assistance to those working to improve education. |
Educational Research Organizations
| National Center for Education Statistics
(http://nces.ed.gov)
Part of the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations. The National Center for Education Statistics fulfills a congressional mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete statistics on the condition of American education; conduct and publish reports; and review and report on education activities internationally. |
Educational Research Organizations
| U.S. Department of Education
(http://www.ed.gov)
Continuing a tradition that began in 1867 with the creation of the original U.S. Department of Education, the Department shares the latest research findings, statistics, and information on education with parents, teachers, school board members, policymakers, and the general public in order to help state and local decision makers improve their schools. |
Educational Research Organizations
| research and statistic
(http://www.ed.gov/stats.html)
Links to this information can be found on the Department's research and statistics page. |
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