Nationa l Foundation for Educational Res ea rch in England and Wales (NFER)

Address:

Telephone:

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Legal Status

The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire SL 1 20Q, England +44753 74213

+44753091 632 EDRESEARCH SLOUGH

The Foundation is an independent research foundation with corporate and associate membership very widely rep­resentative of the Loca l Education Authorities and other bodies at alllevels within the public sedors of education. It is f inanced by membership subscriptions; public sponsor­ing of projects; sales and royalties from its associate Publish ing ~ompany.

Functions The main purpose of the Foundation's research IS to con­dud applied research on problems of Importance to the public educational system.

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Staff Research staff: 85 Support staff 64

Approximate Annual Budget

English pounds 3.0 million

General Assembly Representative

Dr. Clare Burstall, Oirector, NFER

Research Coordinator:

Reading Literacy Dr. Tom Gorman

Research Coordinator: Third International Mathematics and Sciency Study

Dr. Oerek Foxman, NFER

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Institute tor Educational Research - lER (Kasvatustieteiden Tutkimuslaitos - KTl), University of Jyväskylä

Address: Yliopistonkatu 9-11, SF-40 100

Jyväskylä 10, Finland Telephone: +35841 603253 (K. Leimu)

+35841 603 281 (Linnakylä)

+358 73 15 11 (Ojala)

Telefax: +35841 603201

+358 73 151 4068 (Ojala)

Cables: UNIVERSI1Y JYVÄSKYLÄ FINLAND

Telex: 57 28219 JYKSF (University Library)

Earn-Bitnet: TORMAKANGAS@FINJYU LEIMU@FINJYU

legal Status The Institute is a national research unit subordinate to the

administration of the University of Jyväskylä. Its regular

State budgeting covers about 65 percent of the total

annual (Osts, of which some 91 percent are salaries. The remaining 35 percent are derived from central school

authorities (notably the Ministry of Education, and the

central/national administrative offices).

Functions According to its Statutes, the Institute is repsondible for

the following tasks: 1) to conduct basic and applied

research in education, and provide information services within the field; 2) to carry out research projects on con­

tract basis, concerning education, schooling, and the sys­

tem of education; 3) to participate in and develop

researcher training in co-operation with the Faculties of the University (of Jyväskylä), and with other universities; 4)

to carry out research and development work in university

pedagogics at the nationallevel, and to provide informa­

tion services within the field.

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Statt Research staff: 56

Support staff: 34

Approximate Annual Budget Direct State funding (University budget) FIM 8.49 million

(US$2.123 million).

Contract funding FIM 4.67 million (US$1 .168 million). Total FIM 13.165 million (US$3.29 million). Salaries includ­

ed.

General Assembly Representatiye Mr. Kimmo Leimu, Senior Research Officer, lER.

Ed Lic. (University of Jyväskylä, 1972). Teacher (1959-

1962). Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of

Jyväskylä (1963-1967) . Resea rch Officer, Institute for

Educational Research, since 1967 (National Technical

Officer for the IEA Six Subject Survey, 1967-1972; Head of

the School Test Bureau, 1972; Head of the Department of

Evaluation, 1973-1976; Senior Research Officer, 1981-).

Spencer Foundation Research Fellowship, University of

Stockholm, 1973-74; Unesco Adviser in Lesotho, Africa,

1976-1978; National Technical Officer for the IEA Second

Science Study, 1983-1988. Research interests in curricu­lum and educational evaluation.

Research Coordinator: Pre-primary Study Dr. Mikko Ojala,

University of Joensuu (P. O. Box 111, 80101 Joensuu,

Finland, telephone: 73 1511 ; telefax: 151 4068).

Ph .D. 1979, University of Turku. Teacher in elementary

school (1969-1970). School psychologist in secondary

schools (1973-1974). Research Assistant, Unviesity of Turku, Department of Psychology (1974-1975). Lecturer at the Teacher Training Section, University of Turku (1974-1975). Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Joensuu, (1975-). Leader of several research projects on early childhood education. Member of Editorial Board: Historia Infantiae, International Annual for the History of Early Childhood Education (edit­ed by Otto Vag, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary). Research on developmental psychology and early chiId­hood education (eg. history, program development and teacher training).

Centre International d'Etudes Pedagogiques

Address:

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1 Avenue Leon Journault, 92311 Sevres cedex, France +33 1 45346000 +33 1 46266001 933-145070133=ENCIEP

The International Center for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP) is a state institution attached to the National Ministry of Education.

Functions

The major functions are: 1) research on French as a for­eign language; 2) research on evaluation of education sys­tems and comparative research in education; 3) training of foreign teachers of French as a foreign language, and training of french and foreign administrators in education; 4) organization of meeting s on education systems.

Statt

Full-time researchers: 68 Support: 82

Approximate Annual Budget 31 million French francs

General Assembly Representative

Mr. Daniel Robin, International Center for Pedagogical Studies (C IEP). Head of general education research unit (1975-1979). INRP Director of research program: "Evaluation and func-

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Research Coordinator: Reading Literacy

Dr. Pirjo Linnakylä, Senior Research Officer, lER. Ph .D. 1983 (University of Turku). MA 1979 (University of California, Berkeley). Teacher (1968-1971). Research Officer, lER (1972-1973). Lecturer, Teacher Training College, University of Jyväskylä (1973-1986). Senior Research Officer, lER (1986-1988). Head of the Department of Vocational Education Research (1986-1987). Research on teaching and evaluation of language arts, reading and writing. Special Research Officer (1989-). The institute is the Finnish National Centre for IEA. It has been responsible for the national co-ordination of every IEA study in which Finland has been a participant, with the exception of the Pre-Primary Project, for which the nation­al responsibilities have been delegated to the University of Joensuu.

tioning of education systems" (1980-1987). INRP Head of the Department of Evaluations and International Comparisons, since 1988, at the International Center for Pedagogical Studies (CIEP).

Research Coordinator: Computers in Education Daniel Robin

Senior Research Officer: Dr. Emilie Barrier (CIEP)

Research Coordinator:

Third International Mathematics and Sciency Study Dr. Emilie Barrier (CIEP)

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Committee for International Educational Research - IEA in the Federal Republic of Germany

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internationale Bildungsforschung - IEA in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland E.V.

Address:

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Westfälische Wilhelms­Universität Munster, FB Erziehungswissenschaft,

Georgskommende 33, 4400 Munster, West-Germany +49251 834231 +49251 832090 (Prof. Tietze, FB Erziehungswissenschaft) IER06@DMSWWU1A

The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internationale Bildungsforschung EV is a research association officially registrated accord­ing to German law.

Functions The Arbeitsgemeinschaft co-ordinates the planning of IEA­studies in West-Germany and supports the German National Research Centres involved in IEA-studies.

Staff and Budget Presently the Arbeitsgemeinschaft consists of about 10

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members (individual researchers and research institutes). The members have access to the facilities which institutes usually provide for. Funds for conducting IEA studies are to be raised nationally as the Arbeitsgemeinschaft decides to undertake a project.

General Assembly Representative

Dr. Wolfgang Tietze, Professor of Education, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Munster, present chairperson of the Committee for International Educational Research-IEA in the Federal Republic of Germany. Teacher in primary and secondary school s (1966-1971). Assistant at the Teacher's Training College, Pädagogische Hochschule Westfalen-Lippe (1971-1976) Lecturer at the Department of Education, University of Munster (1976-1979). Professor of Education (1979-). Interests: early childhood education, empirical methodology.

Research Coordinator: Computers in Education ProtDr. Heinrich Stork, Institute for Sciency Education (IPN) at the University of Kiel, Olshansenstr. 40, 2300 Kiel 1,tel.+494318803123. Studies In chemistry and philosophy, employment at a

management level in chemical industry. Professor for the teaching of chemistry at the Pädagogische Hochschule Westfalen-Lippe (1969-1976), Professor at the University of Essen (1976-1987), Professor at the University of Kiel and Director of the Institute for Science Education (1987-).

Research Coordinator: Preprimary Study Dr . Hans-GOnther Rossbach, Westfälische Wilhelms­Universität MOnster. Ph.D. (University of Munster). Research in preschool edu­cation and elementary schooling. Research interests in educational evaluation and empirical methodology.

Research Coordinator: Reading Literacy Study Prof.Dr. Rainer Lehmann, University of Hamburg, FB Erziehungswissenschaft, Von-Melle-Park 8, 2000 Hamburg 13, tel. +494041234737. Research assistant for educational philosophy and empiri­caj investigation (1973-1978). Part-time teacher of philos­ophy and religious education (1974-1976) . Visiting

Professor at Federal Unviersity of Paraiba, Brazil (1978-1979). Professor of empirical research in education, University of Hamburg (1980-). Research interests in edu­cational evaluation.

International Research Coordinator: Reading Literacy Study Prof. Dr. T. Neville Postlethwaite, University of Hamburg, FB Erziehungswissenschaft, Sedanstr. 19, 2000 Hamburg 13, tel. +494041233717, fax: +494041234582. Professor of Education, Department of Comparative Education, Unversity of Hamburg. Ph .D. (Stockholm) . Research Officer, NFER, England (1961-1963). Executive Director, IEA, Hamburg and Stockholm (1963-1972). Associate Staff Member, CIEP, Paris (1972-1976). Full Professor, University of Hamburg (1976-).

Research Coordinator: Third International Mathematics and Sciency Study Dr. Rainer H. Lehmann (see above).

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Department of Education. laboratory for Policy Analysis Educational Data Analysis. Documentation - University of Patras: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Address :

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legal Status

Department of Education University of Patras 26110 Rio, Patras Greece 30-61 993 437 30-61 997 380 GEPOLYDO@GRPAnYX1.BITNET

The University of Patras is a state institution of higher edu­cation funded exclusively by the state budget. It is one of the major Greek Universities. The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is the most recent out of the four University Faculties (the other being Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences) The Department of Education was founded in 1983 and accepted its first students in 1986. The Laboratory for Policy Analysis, Educational Data AnalysIs, Documentation was founded in 1989 although the research activity under was started in 1987.

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Functions The Department of Education's major functions are teaching and research focusing on teacher training. Research focus of the Laboratory for Policy Analysis, Educational Data Analysis, Documentation is four fold :

a) Achievement studies (factors affecting student achieve­ment)

b) New Technologies in Education studies (use of new technologies in course designs and course delivery, emphasis on the use electronic communication for stu­dents/f aculty interaction)

c) Sociological Analysis of Educational Data d) Adult Education and Social Department

Statt Research staff: 17 (17 depending) Support staff: 30 (it varies) Postsgraduate students: 5 (15 pending to enter September 1991)

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Approximate Annual Budget In local currency: (total 1991) Lab. 15000000 drms /

Dept. 35000000 drms In US$: (total 1991) Lab. 100000 /Dept. 233300 and/or description of budget: 1) Compensations for post gratuate students 2) Research books and periodicals 3) Equipment 4) Printing of documents and worksheets 5) Equipment maintenance and telephone bills 6) Other expenses (consumables, travel) Sources 1) Ministry of Science and Technology (direct, budget for

research) 2) University of Patras (Ministry of Education, budget for

teaching) 3) Ministry of EdLlcation (direct, budget for research) 4) Donations from Industry and Institutions (total 1991

$30000)

General Assembly Representative Georgia Kontogiannopoulou-Polydorides

Professor of Education Policy, Director, Laboratory for Policy Analysis, Educationl Data Analysis, Documentation Department of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Patras. Head, Educational Sociology and Educational Policy Section. Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Head, PLUTO node in Greece. Major research and teaching focus: a) Research theory and methodology b) Achievement research c) New Technologies in Education

Research Coordinator: Third International Mathematics and Science Study Georgia Kontogiannopoulou-Polydorides

Research Coordinator: Reading Uteracy Georgia Kontogiannopoulou-Polydorides

Research Coordinator: Computers in Education Georgia Kontogiannopoulou-Polydorides

The Department of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Address:

Telephone: Telefax: Bitnet:

Runme Shaw Building, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong +852 8592518 +852 858 5649 HKUCS!HKUCC !HRADJBB @UUNET.U.NET

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Legal Status The Department of Education is one of three departments in the Faculty of Education in the University of Hong Kong.

Functions The Department is responsible for the preparation of grad­uates for teaching, for the conduct of B.Ed. and M.Ed.

degree courses and for the supervison of research towards

the degrees of M.Phil. and Ph.D.

Staff Academic staff: 19

Support staff: 8

postgraduate students: 145

Approximate Annual Budget

HK$497.395,94 (US$63,768.71). Salaries not included. Comprising all internally and externally funded projects.

General Assembly Member

Professor John Biggs, Head of the Department of

Education Appointed to his present post in 1987, having

been Professor of Education at the Unversity of Newcastle,

Australia (1973-1987). University of Alberta (1969-1973).

Previous posts include University of New England, Monash

University and the National Foundation for Educational

Research. Research interests: processes of student learn­

ing, with particular reference to process-outcome relation­ships in school-related tasks; evaluating the quaiity of learning outcomes.

National Institute of Public Education -Centre for Evaluation (OKI-EK)

Address:

Postal address:

Telephone: Telefax:

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Dorottya U.8

1388 Budapest

OKI-EK,Pf. 701/420 Budapest

1399, Hungary

+36 1 163 7685 +361 1186384

The Centre for Evaluation is a semi-independent part of

the National Institute of Public Education, a non-govern­

mental research institute financed mainly by the Ministry of Education.

Functions

OKI-EK is responsible for developing the new national care

curriculum and examination system; carries out interna­

tional and national achievement surveys in the field of

public education; deals with research in curriculum, teach­

ing-Iearning and evaluation. Publishes regularly two series

in curriculum history and curriculum theory.

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Research Coordinator: Pre-primary Project

Dr . Sylvia Opper (Principal Investigator), lecturer in the ·

Department of Education, University of Hong Kong.

Sylvia Opper, B.Se. (Geneva), Ph.D. (Cornell).

Research Coordinators: Computers in Education

Mr. w.w. Ki (National Research Co-ordinator) and Dr. J.B.

Holbrook (Chairman, National Committee), lecturer and

senior lecturer respectively in the Department of

Curriculum Studies, University of Hong Kong.

J.B. Holbrook, B.Se., Ph.D., Teacher's Cart.Ed. (London).

w.w. Ki, B.Se., M.Ed. (Hong Kong).

Research Coordinators: Reading Literacy

Dr. Yat Shing Cheung, Head, Department of Chinese

Translation and Interpretation, Hong Kong Polytechnic,

and Dr. R.K. Johnson, Senior Lecturer in the Department

of Education. Dr. Yat Shing Cheung, BA (Hons.), MA

((U.H.K.), MA (Linguistics), Ph.D. (California). Dr. R.K.

Johnson, B.A. (Hons.), (Cantab), MA, Ph.D . (Essex),

Cert. Ed. (London).

Research Coordinators:

Third International Mathematics and Sciency Study

Dr. J.B. Holbrook, Dr. Frederick Leung.

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Staff Research staff: 13 Support staff: 4

Apptoximate Annual Budget 7 million Forint C US$100,000). Persannei and mainte­nance costs are included in the budget of the National Institute of Public Education. Research projects are carried out on a contract basis. Most of the Centre's research funds come directly from the Ministry of Education.

General Assembly Representative Dr. Zoltån Båthory, D.Se., Ph.D. (Szeged University, 1971), Candidate (Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1979). For several years teacher in elementary and secondary schools. Joined the research-'department of OK/-EK in 1967. Head of this department since 1976. National Technical Officer ofthe First /EA Science Study and Reading C omprehension Study (1970). Fields of interest: curriculum development and evaluation; teaching and evaluation; teaching-Iearning processes; servey methodology; educational experiments; and educational technology.

Research Coordinator: Computers in Education Dr. Peter Vari, senior research officer, National Institute of Education - Centre for Evaluation. Research Coordinator: Pre-primary Study Zsuzsa Kereszty, Department Manager. Teacher of Hungarian language and psychology (1961-1972) School inspector for all-day-school (1972-1984). Head of department for pre-primary and primary educa­tian in OPI. Fields of inte rest: development of social learn­ing methods and curriculum development for pre-primary and primary education.

Research Coordinator: Reading Uteracy Dr. Judit Kadar-FLilöp, senior research officer, National Institute of Education - Centre for Evaluation.

Research Coordinator: Third International

Mathematics and Science Stud y Dr. Peter Vari, senior research officer, National Institute of Education - Centre for Evaluation .

Institute of Educational Research (Rannsoknastofnun Uppeldis Og Menntamala)

Address:

Telephone: Telefax: Bitnet:

Legal Status:

Sudurlandsbraut 6 IS-108 Reykjavik, leeiand +3511678166 +351 1678185 "FE30020@DHHUN 14"

The Institute of Educational Research was formally estab­lished in 1983. It is an independent institution funded by the government. The Institute has a board with members from the University of leeiand, University College of Education, and the Ministry of Education.

Functions:

The institute of educational research conducts research in the areas of education, psychology and other social sci­ences related to education and school work. Research results, and short courses on research methods and statis­tics are provided to the Icelandic research community.

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Staff: Research Staff: 7 Support StalL 2

Aproximate Annual Budget (1989)

US$l 00,000 (excluding salaries)

General Assembly Representative

Dr. Thorolflur Thorlindsson

Research Coordinator:

Reading Literacy Professor Dr. Sigridur Valgeirsdottir

Research Coordinator:

Third International Mathematics and Science Study Dr. Thorolflur Thorlindsson

Educational Research Centre

Address:

Telephone: Telefax:

st. Patrick's College Dublin 9, Ireland +353 1 -373 789 +353 1 378-997

General Assembly Member Dr. Thomas Kellaghan, Director Educational Research Centre

Research Coordinator:

Reading Literacy Dr. MichaelO. Martin

The Office of Educational and Cuiturai Research and Development - Minstry of Education and Culture

Address:

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Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (Balitbang Dikbud), Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Senayan, P.O. Box 297 KBY, Jakarta 1200, Indonesia +6221586129 +62215863660r376014 (Head: Prof. Dr. Hasja W. Bachtiar)

The Office of Educational and Cuiturai Research and Development is one of seven principal units of the Ministry of Education and Culture, i.e . Secretary General, Directorate General of Primary and Secondary Education, Directorate General of Out-of-School Education, Youth and Sports, Directorate General of Culture, and, Inspectorate General.

Functions

(1) to prepare Minister's policies and set up technical poli­cies concerning research and development in education and culture; (2) to conduct research and development in education and culture for policy formulation; (3) to (0-

ordinate and give guidance to research in education and culture, development of curriculum and educational facili­ties, development of informatics for management of edu­cation and culture, and research and development in examination system.

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Research staff: 224 Support staff: 512 Postgraduate students: 57

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Approximate Annual Budget Rp 10,453,612,000 ( US$ 5,394,021). Salaries included. 1. Operational Budget: Rp 2,407,057,000 2. Development Budget: Rp 8,046,555,000 3. Foreign Aid: Rp 4,423,720,000

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General Assembly Representative Prof. Dr. Moegiadi, Secretary, Office of Educational and

Cuiturai Research and Development (Balitbang Dikbud),

Ministry of Education and Culture. Professor in Education

at the Institute of Teacher Training and Educational

Science (IKIP), Bandung; Secretary and Member of the

Consultative Council on National Education (BPPN);

Secretary, National Development Group (NDG)

APEID/UNESCO INDONESlA; Ca-ordinator of Educational

Policy and Planning (EPP/AID/GOI) Project Balitbang

Dikbud; Chairman, Review Board of Externai Evaluation of

the World Bank; Assisted Teacher, Teacher Education

Project.

School of Education, Tel Aviv University

Address: Telephone: Telefax:

Bitnet:

Telex:

legal Status

Tel Aviv 69978, Israel

+972 3 545 0466

+972 3419513 L 18@TAUNOS

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A school within the Tel Aviv University including the

Department of Educational Sciences, the Department for

Teacher Training and the Centre for In-Service Training.

Functions

The School of Education (a) offers a variety of programs at

the bachelors, masters and doctorai level; (b) conducts

research in various areas related tot education; (c) provides

training, evaluation and development services to the ed u­

cational system.

Statt Professional: 75

Approximate Annual Budget

NIS 4,0 million (US$24 million)

General Assembly Representative

Professor David Nevo, Head of the Centre for In-Service

Training and Instruction, School of Education, Tel Aviv University.

Ph.D. (Ohio State University). Specializing in evaluation '

theory, research methodology and measurement.

Conducted program evaluation studies in USA and in

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Research Coordinator: Reading literacy

Dr. Jiyono, Head Divison Research Network Development,

Centre for Educational and Cuiturai Research .

Research Coordinator: Pre-primary Project

Diah Harianti, MPs, Senior sta f t, Curriculum Development

Centre.

Research Coordinator:

Third Mathematics and Science Study

Jahja Umar, Ph.D., Head, Centre for Examination Systerr

Research and Development.

Israel during last tvventy years. Published books and arti­

des on theory and methods of program evaluation.

Research Coordinator: Computers in Education

Dr. Daniel J. Davis, Associate Professor, School of

Education, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel.

Ph.D. (University of Illinois). Presently responsible for cours­

es in methodology and statistics, and for courses concern­

ing computer use in schoois. Research interest include

evaluation of educational interventions; implementation

and evaluation of computer-based curricula; implementa­

tion and evaluation of tutoring activities in schoois.

Research Coordinator: Third International

Mathematics and Science Study

Dr. Tamir Panchas

I Centro Europeo Dell'Educazione (CEDE) - European Centre for Education

Address: Telephone: Fax: Cable:

legal Status

Villa Falconieri, 00044 Frascati, Italy +3969424647 +396 941 9847 CENTREUR FRASCATIITALY

The Centre was established by the Italian government in 1974. It is an autonomous public institution supervised by the Ministry of Education.

Functions Collecting, editing and circulating docGments on peda­gogy and didactics, published in Italy or abroad; conduct­ing studies and researches on school systems in other countries, especially member states of the European Community, and on the educational activities implement­ed by international organizations within the educational field. In particular, the Centre carries out research in the follow­ing fields: educational programming and the costs of ed u­cational systems; permanent and recurrent education,

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especially with regard to employment; problems in learn­ing processes and evaluation of results; innovations in the field of education and in-service training for teachers, adminstrators and supervisors; the use of educational

technologies.

Statt Resea rch staff: 34 Support staff: 27

Approximate Annual Budget US$1 ,650,000, excluding staff salaries.

General Assembly Representative Professor Aldo Visaiberghi, President of the Centro Europeo dell'Educazione. Degrees in Philosophy and Education, University of Pisa . Full Professor of Education, Department of Education, University of Rome. Formerly Professor of Education in the State University of Milan and of History of Education, University of Turin. Fulbright fellow in USA (1952-1953).

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Research Coordinator: Pre-primary Study Dr. Lucio Pusci, researcher at CEDE (associate

Coordinator). Degree in Philosophy, University of Rome. Post-graduate training in psycho-pedagogy. Formerly teacher of Philosophy and History in Italian secondary high schoois. Research interests: comparitive education, philosophy of education, psychology of education, political and econorn­ical aspects of education.

Research Coordinator:

Third International Mathematics ans Science Study Dr. Alfio Finocchairo (CEDE) (see above)

National Institute for Educational Research (NIER)

Address:

Telephone: Telefax:

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Kokuritu Kyoiku Kenkyujo, 6-5-22 Shimomeguro, Megu-ro-ku,

Tokyo 153, Japan +81337140111 +81337145294

The National Institute for Educational Research (NIER) was established in 1949 as an organ of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. NIE R is one of the govern­ment research institutes under the generalsupervision of the Ministry.

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Functions N/ER carries out various research projects on every aspect of education to provide basic data to be useful for educa­tional policies of both central and local governments.

Statt Research staff 71 Support staff (full-time): 20

Approximate Annual Budget

Yen 980,531,000 (US$7 .3 million). Salaries induded.

General Assembly Representative Mr. Hiromitsu Takizawa, Director-General, NIER. LL.B (Tokyo University). Ministry of Education: Planning Director, Minister's Secretariat (1960-1961). Director Technical Education Divison, Bureau of Higher Education (1973-1977). Director, University Division, Bureau of Higher Education (1977-1980) Associate Director­General, Youth Affairs Administration Management and Co-ordination Agency, Prime Minister's Office (1982-1984). Director, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (1985-1988). Director-General, NIER (1989-)

Research Coordinator: Computers in Education Mr. Ryo Watanabe, Senior Researcher, NIER MA (education , International Christian University). Specialist in Educational Technology, Unesco Regional Office, Bangkok (1975-1980) Resear~her, NIER (1980-1986). Visiting Researcher, Victoria Univer,sity of WeIlington, New Zealand (1983). Senior Researcher, NIER (1987-1990). Chief, Section for International Co-operation in Education (1990-).

Third International Mathematics and Sciency Study: National Project Director Mr. Toshio Sawada, Director, Science Education Research Center, NIER. MSc (Tokyo University of Science) Teacher in Mathematics in upper secondary school (1958-1969) NIER: Researcher

Kenyatta University

Address:

Telephon:

Bureau of Educational Research P.O. Box 43844 Nairobi, Kenya +2542 22646/9

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(1970-1976), Spencer Foundation Research Fellow attached to University of Stockholm (1974-1975), Head of Mathematics Education Section (1977-1987). National Research Co-ordinator of SIMS (1978-1983). Director, Science Education Research Center (1988-).

Research Coordinator: Third International Mathematics and Sciency Study, (Science)

Mr. Masao Miyake, Chief, Science Education Section, NIER. Master of Engineering (Kagoshima University). Assistant, Kagoshima University (1969-1970) . NIER: Researcher (1971-1979). Visiting Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1979). Senior Researcher (1980-1982). National Research Co-ordinator of SISS (1980-1989). Chief of Science Education Section (1983-)

Research Coordinator: Third International

Mathematics and Science Study, National Project Coordinator (Mathematics)

Mr. Eizo Nagasaki, Chief, Mathematics Section, NI ER. MA (Education, Tokyo Gakugei University). Mathematics teacher in junior high school (1974-1980) . NIE R: Researcher (1981-1986). Associate Expert, UNESCO Institute for Education, Hamburg (1981-1982). Senior Researcher (1986-1987). Chief of Mathematics Education SectioOn (1987-) . Visiting Researcher, Southampton University, England (1990).

General Assembly Member:

Prof. George S. Eshiwani, Director Bureau of Educational Research

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Address:

Telephone:

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92-6 Umyeon-dong Seocho-gu, Seoul,

137-791 Republic of Korea

+822572 5121

+82 2 572 7261

INSTKOREDI SEOUL

The foundation and tasks of KEDI are based on the Korean

Educational Development Institute Support Law (March

14th 1973) and its E nforcement Decree, Presidentiai Decree No. 6899 (October 11th 1973). The KEDI Support t:aw states: "The purpose of this law is

to establish KEDI and promote research and development

activities pertaining to educational goais, contents, and

methods and diffusion of innovative programs utilizing the

educational broadeasting system". The Enforcement

Decree also designated KEDI as a professionai institute for

teacher training.

Functions KEDI is an independent, autonomous and government­

funded educational research and development organiza­

tion established to carry out the following acitivities: (a) to undertake comprehensive and systematic research and development activities on educational goais, contents and

methodology; (b) to assist the government in formulating

its educational policies and in effecting long-term develop­

ment of education; (c) to produce educational radio and

1V programs and improve the effectiveness of the teach­

ing and learning process by fully exploring the potential

advantages of broadcasting media in the educational pro­

cess; (d) to undertake indepth R & D acitivities in computer

education (learning with computer, learning about com­

puter) for all schoollevels; (e) to publish and disseminate

educational research findings and to provide information

to educators; (f) to promote cross-cultural exchanges of

innovative experiences in the field of education.

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Staff Research staff: 122

Support staff: 85

Approximate Annual Budget Korean Won 6,500,000,000 (US$8,000,000). Salaries

included.

General Assembly Representative Dr. Shin, Se Ho, President Korean Educational

Development Institute (1988-). Graduated from College of Education (1960; BA). Graduated from Seoul National University (1966; MA).

Graduated from University of Pittsburgh (1971; Ph. D.).

Senior Researcher and Deputy Director, Korean Institute

for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (1967-1972) .

Director, Bureau of Development and Diffusion, KEDI

(1972-1974). Director, Office of Planning and Co-ordina­

tion, KEDI (1975) . Director/Fellow, Research and

Development Divison, KEDI (1976-1978). Director,

Curriculum Research and Development Department, KEDI

(1979-81). Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh (1981). Vice-President, KEDI (1981-1988) . Policy Advisor,

Ministry of Education (1982-1984). Chairman, Curriculum Research and Development, Society for the Study of

Education (1983-1984). Secretary General, Orean Society

for the Study of Education (1984-1986). Member Korean

National Commission for UNESCO (1989-1991). Member

Board of Trustees of KBS (1988-). Member PresidentiaI

Commission of Education (1989-). Chairman, The Korea

Society for Environmental Education (1989-). (selectionl

KEDI does not conduct IEA studies itself, but subcontracts

projects to other Korean institutes. KEDI carries out about

60 project per year

Research Co-ordinator: Third International Mathematics and Sciency Study Dr. Kil Ho Jang, National Board of Educational Evaluation,

San-S, Hyunjeo-dong, Seodaemoon-gu Seoul, 120-080,

tel. +82 2 393 4482, fax: +82 2 3934529.