This document is an English-language abstract (Approximately 1,500 words) of a study on educational research in Mexico. Chapter one discusses the importance of educational research, in terms of its role both in scientific and technical development; it should use scientific methods so that it will have solid foundations. Chapter two is a survey of educational research in Mexico and what is going on in educational planning, teaching methods, psychology, anthropology, documentation, economics, and some other humanities. The third chapter follows the relationship between research and reform. Factors favoring educational research such as increasing awareness are covered in Chapter four. The inhibiting factors such as inferiority in research status are discussed in the fifth chapter. The last chapter proposes remedies in planning and coordination, theory and practice, staff, finances, and mass media to publicize the findings. (Author/GDB)