This collection contains abstracts of completed research projects in agricultural education from September 1, 1985 to August 31, 1986. Abstracts on a wide variety of subjects have been included. Some of the topics are as follows: advisory councils, agribusiness, agricultural mechanics, communication, computers, curriculum, educational needs, extension, farm management, student organizations, instructional materials, international, leadership, program effectiveness, student characteristics, teacher characteristics, teacher education, and teaching methods. Additionally, titles of research in progress have been compiled and included in the document. A total of 195 research abstracts of staff studies are included. Of this number, 98 abstracts are of master's papers or theses, 36 abstracts are of doctoral dissertations, and 61 abstracts are of other staff studies. The research abstracts are listed alphabetically by state in the first section of the document, as are the research and development activities-in-progress in section two. ERIC accession numbers for previous regional and national summaries are included, along with a list of previous national editors. Abstracts of completed studies are indexed by subject and by author. (KC)