Dictionary of British Education
A systematic inquiry of some kind of limited duration designed to produce new knowledge or to test new materials or methods, or in some other way engage in scientific discovery or problem solving.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) annually promotes funded research for a number of educational inquiries. The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) also engages in a series of such projects. (See also curriculum development project)
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