Education Resource Guide: Research

The UCLA Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) & the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) develop research for improving evaluation and testing techniques, accurate use of data, and technology for improved accountability. The site provides listings of reports for purchase, full-text newsletters, and full-text policy briefs.

Located at the University of Washington, the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy is a consortium of major universities, seeking improvement in teaching and learning and the development of a capable teaching force. Research is geared toward educators, policymakers, and scholars. The site provides full-text publications, working papers, and occasional papers.

The National Education Research and Development Centers are funded through the U.S. Department of Education's Institute Education Sciences. "The mission of the R&D Centers is to contribute to the production and dissemination of rigorous evidence and products that provide practical solutions to important education problems in the United States." There are currently 15 National R&D Centers. Centers offer various fulltext research reports.

AERA is an international professional organization, with the primary mission of advancing educational research and its application. The website includes directory information, an online book store, policy statements, and committee membership listings.

Working in collaboration with education reform organizations and school districts, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University develops and shares knowledge that improves the conditions and outcomes of schools in America, especially in urban communities.The full-text of research publications are available for download.

This site contains freely accessible fulltext research which evaluates school reform models and case-study analyses of individual schools and systems.

The CPRE unites researchers from seven universities-University of Pennsylvania, Teachers College of Columbia University, Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Michigan, and University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern University-in an effort to improve education through research. This website offers the full-text of research reports, policy briefs, and journal articles.

"The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Education sponsors research, produces policy briefs, and publishes expert third party reviews of think tank reports."

Education Policy Analysis is an online, scholarly, refereed journal, published by the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University. The entire run of this journal is available in full-text. The articles cover wide ranging topics - such as "Charter School Funding Issues" and "Teacher Absenteeism in Urban Schools."

A free web site created by the Johns Hopkins School of Education's Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) with funding from the U.S. Department of Education. It seeks to provide educators, researchers, and policy makers with useful information regarding the evidence supporting a variety of programs available for students in grades K-12.

Formerly known as GEM, (Gateway to Educational Materials), this site offers free access to 50,000+ quality teaching resources and is made possible by the sponsorship of the National Education Association. Gateway to 21st Century Skills includes full-text reports, research studies, and educational news. Resources come from state, federal, university, nonprofit institutions, and commercial websites. The site is keyword searchable.

ERIC provides searching and some public full-text titles from the former ERIC database. For core thorough reports, see the Sawyer Library's ERIC database.

The Wisconsin Center for Education Research is part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Education. The website offers full-text project publications and working papers. Includes research and conference news.

Editorial Projects in Education is the nonprofit publisher of Education Week. EPE's mission is to raise awareness and understanding of critical issues facing American schools through providing news and reports for K-12 leaders and policy experts. Examples include Quality Counts and Technology Counts.