It is quite clear that EA authors conduct research mostly for public agencies that are
focused on education at national, state/provincial, and local arenas and in all levels of
education (e.g. primary, secondary, higher). Only the very few authors in the sample
whose areas of study included non-education topics were found to be related to other
public or private agencies such as municipalities or other governmental ministries.
None, however, worked with private companies – in stark contrast to professors in the
sciences or business administration, for example.