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American Educational Research Association (AERA)  
URL:http://www.aera.net/
Category:International research organisations 

The American Educational Research Association is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results. AERA is the most prominent international professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational research and its practical application. Its more than 22,000 members are educators; administrators; directors of research, testing or evaluation in federal, state and localagencies; counselors; evaluators;graduate students; and behavioral scientists. The broad range of disciplines represented by the membership includes education,psychology, statistics, sociology, history, economics, philosophy, anthropology, and political science.

Arab Social Science Research  
URL:http://www.assr.org/
Category:Studies in Human Society  Regional and National Studies  International research organisations 

ASSR is an electronic clearinghouse for Social Science Research in the Arab world. It is designed to link Arab social science research centers to one another and to the world through a virtual library specializing in social science resources. The library can be searched by country, resource or, topic. There are links to research centres and to news and events.

Asia-Pacific Education Research Organisation (APERA)  
URL:http://www.apera.org/
Category:International research organisations 

APERA is a not-for-profit organisation, with membership of twenty-two organisations from fourteen countries. Membership is open for institutions, individuals and students. Information about the objectives of the organisation can be found on the site, in addition to news and links to member organisations.

Assessing scientific, reading and mathematical literacy: a framework for PISA 2006  
URL:http://www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/63/35/37464175.pdf
Category:International research organisations  School education research 

The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a collaborative effort undertaken by all member countries and a number of non-member partner countries to measure how well students, at age 15, are prepared to meet the challenges they may encounter in future life. This publication presents the conceptual framework underlying the PISA 2006 survey. It includes a re-developed and expanded framework for scientific literacy, an innovative component on the assessment of students' attitudes to science and the frameworks for the assessment of reading and mathematics. Within each domain, the framework defines the content that students need to acquire, the processes that need to be performed, and the contexts in which knowledge and skills are applied. Sample tasks are also provided.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development  
URL:http://www.ascd.org/
Category:International research organisations 

The Home Page of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART)  
URL:http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ANZCCART/
Category:Associations and Societies  International research organisations  Australian research organisations  Shared Collection 

ANZCCART's main role is to provide leadership in developing community consensus on ethical, social and scientific issues relating to the use of animals in research and teaching. ANZCCART's objectives are to promote: excellence in the care of animals used or supplied in research and teaching; responsible scientific use of animals; informed discussion and debate within the community regarding these matters; and, the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) as they apply to the use of animals for scientific purposes. As an independent body that consults widely, ANZCCART provides well-researched and objective information that helps to ensure that research and teaching using animals is conducted in a careful, considered and humane way.

Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network (CLLRNET)  
URL:http://www.cllrnet.ca/
Category:Literacy & Numeracy  International research organisations 

By working as an integrated network, we help Canada's leading minds to discover evidence-based ways to help children. Sections include: Research: Biological Factors underlying the Development of Language and Literacy Skills Sensory Processes and Environment; Language Development; Literacy Development; Social Context: Families, School and Communities, and Core Facilities. The Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network is based at the University of Western Ontario.

Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS)  
URL:http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/
Category:International research organisations 

CHEPS is a research institute that seeks to make a significant contribution to the understanding of policy-making, governance and management in higher education. Based in the Netherlands (University of Twente), CHEPS has four research themes: higher education management, higher education economics, higher education quality, and International comparative analysis of higher education systems. Clients include national and international education organisations, government departments, universities and colleges, the European Commission, World Bank, Eurydice.

Center for Molecular Modeling (CMM)  
URL:http://cmm.cit.nih.gov/modeling/
Category:International research organisations  Biological Sciences 

Part of the National Institute of Health in America, the Center for Molecular Modeling is a major supplier of molecular modeling resources and expertise to the NIH research community. Its interests include the modeling of macromolecular structure and dynamics, the structure-function relationships of macromolecules, macromolecular interactions, and ligand binding. The site includes comprehensive tutorials, links to science and research tools on the web, modelling literature, databases and related software and hardware.

Database of Nordic Neo-Latin Literature  
URL:http://www.uib.no/neolatin/
Category:International research organisations  International associations and organisations  Clearinghouses, gateways 

Originating from a research project that involved latinists from all five Nordic countries this database lists selected Latin texts, written between the reformation (c.1530) and 1800, that pertain to nordic people or locations