Comparison of kinetic data indicated that spline functions were more effective than polynomials for modeling the data. (GW)

Through their environments, children are exposed to a wide variety of substances that provide a risk to children's health. This report provides information to the public on the work of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) related to children's health protection, summarizing initiatives undertaken since the publication of "The EPA…

Describes the structure of the chemistry honors school at Oxford University that involves a yearlong research period. The research experiences provide students with first hand experience in the development of scientific understanding and experience with the scientific method. The paper examines whether such extended undergraduate research is…

Harvard Family Research Project's series of Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshots distills the wealth of information compiled in our Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation Database into a single report. Each Snapshot examines a specific aspect of out-of-school time (OST) evaluation. This Snapshot provides an overview of how researchers are…

Article considered the intricacies in designing a field study in sociology. (RK)

Nazi Germany, one of the most literate nations in history, exterminated millions of European Jews. Why did this happen? For two generations the question has haunted the world's conscience. Now, in a series of experiments called the most morally significant in modern psychology, a Yale professor has a piece of the answer. (Editor)

In a companion article (EA 504 897), a Yale professor discussed his psychological experiments to find some of the reasons for Nazi Germany's extermination of millions of Jews. Comments on that article. (JF)

The paper provides a summary of the level of income and welfare dependency of British Columbia American Indians in the 1960's. Emphasis is given to Indians living off reservations. (FF)

The second excerpt of a document originally prepared as a background paper for the Select Subcommittee on Education, United States House of Representatives in April 1971 (see EA 502 929). In this article, the author describes his views of what constitutes some of the solid'' achievements of educational research and development. (Editor/EA)

A look at the major objectives of a project which is to provide a facility which will allow the active co-operation of research workers throughout Canada in the development and evaluation of computer-aided learning systems to meet Canadian requirements. (Author)

The primary purpose of this research project was to explore the potential uses of leather from an aesthetic and not a scientific approach. (Author/RK)

The greatest cooperative effort of taxonomists in the United States of America and Canada to study flora of this continent has come to an abrupt end after seven years of preparatory work. Financial support from government agency has been withdrawn and all significant projects have no alternative but to be closed down. (PS)