Education Research in the Public Interest
Current social and political pressures on education research suggest that research must meet the demands of evidence-based and scientifically based inquiry. As in other arenas of inquiry, a great deal of attention is being paid in education research to what we do, how we do it, and what we know. Serious reflection can add to the quality of our work. However, this year’s Annual Meeting theme calls for education researchers to meet an even higher professional standard—the standard of producing research in the public interest.