Education Research and Reform: An International PerspectiveTommy M. Tomlinson, Albert Tuijnman Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, 1994 - Education - 185 pages The role of governments in the operation of education research and development systems is under critical scrutiny throughout the developed world. The introductory chapter presents the main themes of a seminar held in 1992 and outlines challenges for further work. The next 10 chapters focus on education research and development issues: (1) "Educational Research Policy in the United States: Background and Overview for the Joint OERI/OECD Seminar" (Tommy M. Tomlinson); (2) "Trends, Issues and Problems in Educational Research in a Group of OECD Countries" (Desmond L. Nuttall); (3) "The OERI/CERI Seminar on Educational Research and Development: A Synthesis and Commentary" (Michael Huberman); (4) "Research and Education Reform: A Study of the Federal Role in United States' Education Research and Development" (Katherine Bick; Gregg B. Jackson); (5) "Changes in the Relationship between Educational Research and Policy: The Case of the Netherlands" (Paul M. M. van Oijen); (6) "Teachers as Critical Consumers of Research" (Michael G. Fullan); (7) "Near the Chalk Face: New Approaches to Research for Education Renovation" (Bob W. Connell); (8) "Uniting Producers and Consumers: Challenges in Creating and Utilizing Educational Research and Development" (Susan H. Fuhrman); (9) "In Search of New Structures and Procedures for Organizing Government Funded Education Research and Development" (Thomas K. Glennan, Jr.); and (10) "Afterwards: Research and Reform in the United States" (Tommy M. Tomlinson). Biographies of the 11 authors follow the articles. (CK) |
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EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH POLICY IN THE UNITED | 15 |
TRENDS ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN EDUCATIONAL | 27 |
THE OERICERI SEMINAR ON EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 45 |
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