THIS EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON (1) STIMULATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW RESEARCH DIRECTIONS, DESIGNS, AND TECHNIQUES FOR 11 DIFFERENT FIELDS OF EDUCATION, (2) ASSESSING THE UTILIZATION OF RESEARCH SPONSORED BY THE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM (CRP) AND PARTICIPATION IN CRP, ESPECIALLY BY SMALL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND (3) STIMULATING SCHOLARS TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT RESEARCH PROJECTS WHICH BRING THE INSIGHTS AND RESEARCH METHODS OF THEIR DISCIPLINE TO BEAR UPON SELECTED EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS. THE 11 ABSTRACTED PAPERS APPEARING IN THE REPORT WERE (1) OBESITY AND LACK OF FITNESS IN CHILDREN--THE NEED FOR RESEARCH, (2) NEEDED RESEARCH IN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, (3) WHEN CHILDREN ARE STUDYING, WHO IS "INDEPENDENT," (4) NEEDED RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, (5) RESEARCH IN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES--AN ASSESSMENT AND SOME NEEDS, (6) THE RESEARCH RELEVANCE OF DESEGREGATION, (7) NEEDED RESEARCH IN AUDIOVISUAL EDUCATION, (8) NEEDED RESEARCH IN CRITICAL THINKING, (9) NEEDED RESEARCH IN ART EDUCATION, (10) RESEARCH IN TEACHER EDUCATION--STATUS AND POSSIBILITIES, AND (11) RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION. A SEPARATE ANALYSIS IN ABSTRACT FORM FOR EACH PRESENTATION IS INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIXES OF THE REPORT. (HB)