An International Comparison of the Educational Research Quality Standards/Indicators Scheme

Abstract

This paper investigates the establishment of a quality research scheme that draws from optimal educational research from the European Union, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Australia, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Based on the results of one of the sub-projects of the Integrated Joint Research Project financed by the Science Council in Taiwan, this paper focuses on the process and construction of an Educational Research Quality Standards/Indicators Scheme. The implications of the results of this comparative study will help improve education research generally and will provide suggestions for future use in assessing the inputs and outputs of research projects funded by governmental and non-governmental agencies in Taiwan and in international contexts.