The Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education SCCRE is an institution under the auspices of the Swiss federal government and the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK). Through the services it provides, SCCRE contributes to strengthening educational research in Switzerland. Its aim is to establish a better dialogue between educational policy, practice, administration and research. It provides support for the efficient deployment of resources in research in education by taking on tasks that are in the interest of the various players involved in the Swiss educational scene.