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The American Educational Research Association 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.
The website for the American Institutes for Research.
  • Best Evidence Encyclopedia
    • The Best Evidence Encyclopedia is a free website created by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education gives educators and researchers fair and useful information about the strength of the evidence supporting a variety of programs available for students in grades K-12.
  • Center for Policy Research in Education
    • The Center for Policy Research in Education unites researchers from seven of the nation's leading research institutions in an effort to improve elementary and secondary education through practical research.
  • Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Practitioner's Guide to Scientifically Based Research
    • This guide is designed to help those planning for or implementing CSR to understand and respond to the new federal regulations regarding the quality of research supporting CSR programs.
  • Educational Researcher
    • This link is to an online version of the AERA journal.
  • Guide: Identifying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported By Rigorous Evidence
    • This U.S. Department of Education guide provides educators with user-friendly tools to identify practices supported by rigorous evidence.
  • Intercultural Development Research Association
    • The Intercultural Development Research Association is an independent, non-profit organization that advocates the right of every child to a quality education.
  • Rand Education
    • Rand Education conducts research focusing on education policy.
  • Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children
    • The Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs to raise the awareness and implementation of positive, evidence-based practices and to build an enhanced and more accessible database to support those practices.
  • The Campbell Collaboration
    • The Campbell Collaboration aims to help people make well-informed decisions about the effects of interventions in the social, behavioral and educational arenas.
  • U.S. Department of Education - Scientifically Based Research Seminar
    • This link is to the Department of Education's February 6, 2002 seminar on the meaning of scientifically based research.
  • What Works Clearinghouse
    • The What Works Clearinghouse promotes informed education decision making through high-quality reviews of the effectiveness of replicable educational interventions that intend to improve student outcomes.