TO STIMULATE DISCUSSION ABOUT SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, A PRESENTATION WAS MADE AT A PROFESSIONAL MEETING IN OCTOBER 1967, DESCRIBING THE NATURE OF SUCH ACTIVITIES, DISCUSSING SOME OF THE ISSUES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF RESEARCH, AND REVIEWING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE UNITED STATES. DIVIDED INTO THREE MAIN SECTIONS, THE PAPER CONCENTRATES ON THE NATURE AND MANAGEMENT OF AND THE RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH, EXPLORES THE EVOLUTION OF THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, AND SPECULATES ON THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION NOW ARISING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES CURRENTLY BEING SUPPORTED. PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH REVIEWED INCLUDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES, MANPOWER RESOURCES, EMERGENT UNITED STATES STRATEGY FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, CURRENT EMPHASES FOR THE RESEARCH PROGRAM, FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES, PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION OF NEW TECHNIQUES, AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS. MAJOR EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND PLANNING DECISIONS ARE RELATED TO CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN FOUR MAIN AREAS--HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL FACTORS AND LEARNING, NEW INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES AND CURRICULA, AND COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY. AN OUTPUT-ORIENTED MODEL OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT IS APPENDED. THIS PAPER WAS PREPARED FOR THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL, ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OCTOBER, 1967). (JK)