'The Vision Thing': Educational Research and AERA in the 21st Century. Part 2: Competing Visions for Enhancing the Impact of Educational Research.

Presents the views of six former presidents of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) on the future of the AERA and of educational research in general. Most, although not all, agree that the AERA should become more politically active than it has been and should adopt positions on specific educational policy questions. (SLD)