Virginia Commonwealth University Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium
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MERC is a consortium of Virginia Commonwealth University and seven Richmond area public school systems dedicated to improving education through conducting and disseminating action research and evaluation. By connecting the professional expertise and practical wisdom of school leaders with the research interests of university faculty, the research and evaluation agenda is set so that results are useful in local decision-making and program development.
Simply put, MERC's primary mission is to conduct research practitioners think is relevant, and transfer it into schools and classrooms. MERC also provides technical resources for conducting evaluations. Below you will find information about members, policy and planning council, steering committee, research teams, and dissemination.
Members
MERC's collaborative effort involves Virginia Commonwealth University, seven Richmond area greater metropolitan school districts: Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights City, Hanover County, Henrico County, Hopewell City, Powhatan County and Richmond City representing a cross-section of urban, suburban, and rural public schools.These founding members established MERC in August 1991 to provide timely information to help resolve educational problems identified by practicing professional educators. Member school divisions benefit from an organizational structure that enhances their capacity for a strong program of research by directly addressing issues and problems they face. The University benefits by fulfilling a broad range of research, evaluation, and public service objectives. The partners jointly benefit by positioning themselves to compete for grants which require a school division/university partnership and for evaluation projects in the schools as well as VCU.
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School of Education/MERC
Oliver Hall - 4th floor
1014 W. Main Street
P O Box 842020
Richmond, VA 23284-2020
Phone: 804.828.0478
Fax: 804.828.0479
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