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Choose a few different educational research companies to start with and contact each one. Get detailed contact information and an overview of services, such as data on academic improvement, teacher training programs, curriculum design, psychology and behavior patterns, pupil attendance, intervention policies, educational foundations, student to teacher ratios, and standardized test scores. Using education research, you can also learn about a school’s education history, backgrounds of teachers and other faculty members, and student performance in certain subjects. Meet with a few different educational research firms to get permission to use data and statistics, especially if you will be publishing results in a newspaper story, book, or magazine. If you need general statistics and data on such things as teacher training programs, academic improvement, behavior patterns, or standardized tests, go online to browse some educational research findings. Find out if there are fees involved to use or download the information. Look into the background of the educational research firm to make sure it has a quality reputation in the field and a solid background in research, findings, and analysis. Inquire if the educational research consultant is an independent contractor or part of a local, national or international company. Make a detailed list of the services each educational research firm offers, such as pupil to teacher ratios or institution statistics. If you would like a job or career in educational research, check out online job banks or get course listings at your local college or university for day classes, night classes, or online classes.
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