Show PUBLIC RESEARCH NEEDED By DR JOHN K K NORTON Director of oC Research of or the National F Education Association R is nece necessary 1 to 1 the progress p progress ress of any human endeavor r This has been exemplified iro m many nY times inthe inthe in inthe the groat industries of our country which spend millions of dollars each year year in this field fidd Every invention invention- Invention the the radio tho tte electric ric light Jig the tele- tele telephone telephone tele telephone phone and md C countless is others others is the he I fruit of much time labor and money spent in research h This same same principle applies s to the education of children Sufficient progress has h s been bee mode made in scientific re research h into inu the man many phases phase of edu- edu education edu education cation to prove to the satisfaction of all 11 that instigated in this tie field will bring brig large returns Granting th that research search in ro education education a- a tion is desirable and that more mor and more is necessary ary the question arises anses just juat how hor should tom this research be organized or- or There are now about four classes es I contributing to this work They y may IMY be maybe grouped approximately ly as follows educational l foundations which lire are donating funds s for investigations various universities oo especially c in their departments of education also is being done but relative relative- relatively relatively ly Iy little by state and local systems and teacher parent associations association's the research in education tion done I by the federal government Whereas Tereas private n agencies endo arc arc mak mak- makin mak- mak making making in ing important contributions to o Lien tiona research and should continue to do so ao nevertheless the qU question stion b i being raked raised aa as to whether it H t is 5 wise to leave the control of research that such an important part in the development of the th school systems al alm almost m most solely in the control of such pd- pd private private vate agencies It is b believed lie ed by those who have ha-c made a study of the subject that it is most roost desirable to have a apro pro program am or of o educational development ment under public auspices s It is in thi that t the e federal government o can make a 1 great rc contri contri- contribution contri- contri contribution contribution to education If th this s contri contri- contribution contribution is to have the proper si significance a cane cance it probably can be b best bost per per- per formed performed perform form by nn an agency having the status of n a national department and qu conse-qu consequently enjoying p pre age gc and financial support The rC result of suha sucha such su-h a routing rounding out of facilities for ro educations education 1 l research h would be bo that in this field research would be conducted l both bath under private private vate ate and public auspices E Each ch would stimulate and act as us a check upon the other her |