### Question
Can you define what field-initiated research means?


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

> 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 > Part A-General Provisions Regarding Office of Educational Research and Improvement**

