Education Research and Methods

IES seeks to improve the quality of education for all students—prekindergarten through postsecondary and adult education—by supporting education research and the development of tools that education scientists need to conduct rigorous, applied research. Such research aims to advance our understanding of and practices for teaching, learning, and organizing education systems, and it helps to identify what works, what doesn't, and why. The goal is to improve education programs and, hence, outcomes for all learners, particularly those at a heightened risk of failure.

Education Research Grants

• Career and Technical Education
• Civics Education and Social Studies
• Cognition and Student Learning
• Early Learning Programs and Policies
• Education Leadership
• Education Technology
• Improving Education Systems
• Literacy
• Policies, Practices, and Programs to Support English Learners
• Postsecondary and Adult Education
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education
• Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Context for Learning and Teaching
• Special Topics
• Teaching, Teachers, and the Education Workforce

Research Grants Focused on Systematic Replication

• Research Grants Focused on Systematic Replication

Statistical and Research Methodology in Education

• Core and Toolkit
• Early Career

Transformative Research in the Education Sciences

• Transformative Research

Completed

• Field Initiated Evaluations of Education Innovations

Related Publications

• Synthesis of IES–Funded Research on Mathematics: 2002–2013
• A Compendium of Social–Behavioral Research Funded by NCER and NCSER: 2002–2013
• A Compendium of Math and Science Research Funded by NCER and NCSER: 2002–2013

Research Programs

• Education Research and Methods
• National Research and Development Centers
• Research Training in the Education Sciences
• Education Research Partnerships
• Education Research Networks
• Small Business Innovation Research
• Special Education Research Programs (NCSER)