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In 1997, in an effort to obtain a clearer picture of the relationship between research and policy-making in education, the International Bureau of Education (IBE) launched a series of national case studies on the processes involved in the use of educational information and research. The aim was to obtain the educational researchers' views on the impact of research outcomes on decision-making at the national level, and to learn how decision-makers perceive the role of information and research during policy formation. This publication presents a collection of national case studies, in an attempt to clarify the relationship between research, information and policy making in education around the world. This publication contains the following papers: Information, research and decision-making in Barbados / Patricia A. Ellis; The utilization of research and information in educational decision-making: a case study of Ontario, Canada / David N. Wilson; The relationship among educational research, information and policy-making: a case study of China / Zhou Nanzhao, Zhu Mujue, Bi Jiguang and Zan Tiejun; Information, research and policy decision-making in the Czech Republic / Jiri Kotasek; Educational information and decision-making in Egypt / Abdul Fattah Galal; The production and utilization of educational information in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Abbas Bazargan; Educational policy-making and research: the case of Lebanon / Fairouz Farah-Sarkis; Case study on the use of information in Mali / Idrissa Diarra; The use of research in decision-making: the case of Mexico / Catalina Olga Maya Alfaro; Case study on information utilization in Poland / Andrzej Janowski; Case study on the production, dissemination and use of research in policy-making in Scotland (United Kingdom) / Wynne Harlen and Margo Reid; Case study on information utilization in South Africa / J. C. Claassen; and Information, research and decision-making in Uruguay / Renato Opertti.