The answers to questionnaires sent to members of the Council of Europe to obtain details of Government policy on educational research, descriptions of the principal educational research organizations, and summaries of the major studies completed or in progress in 1970 are summarized in this compilation prepared by the Documentation Center for Education in Europe. The responses of Belgium, France, Italy, and the Swiss cantons are included in this volume, which is written in French. A summary of the policy concerning educational research is made for each country except France, which is reorganizing its educational research institutions. Twenty-one Belgian, thirty-five French, nine Italian, and thirty-one Swiss educational research institutes are described, giving the official title, address, name of the director, a brief history, an outline of administrative organization and program emphases, and a summary of the major research projects undertaken, including the aim, methods, and, where applicable, results to date. Projects undertaken include studies of the teaching and assessing of most disciplines at all educational levels as well as psychological and sociological studies related to education. (AL)