### Question
How is the term field-initiated research defined?


### Answer
The term **field-initiated research** is defined in *20 U.S.C. § 6011* as the following:

> education research in which topics and methods of study are generated by investigators, including teachers and other practitioners, not by the source of funding

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 6011*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 68-NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORM > SUBCHAPTER IX-EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT**

