Address delivered at the General Meeting of the 87th Annual Convention of the Modern Language Association of America, December 27, 1972, New York, N.Y. (RS)

Article traces the beginnings of interest by chief school administrators in diocesan-sponsored research of Catholic elementary and secondary schools. (Author/CB)

A description of the primary social research developed to determine target audiences and thematic content foci for "Cancion de la Raza, a series of "socially ameliorative educational dramatic programs for public television aimed at the Mexican-American community in Los Angeles. The series, sponsored by the Ford Foundation,…

Because the bulk of scientific research is supported by the taxpayer, scientists must justify themselves to the taxpaying public. (HS)

Will children eat their meal just as well if they eat dessert first?" A day care center staff planned and carried out a research project to answer this question. The project yielded the unplanned result of increased staff cooperation and understanding of children's behavior. (Editor)

Features--and includes large excerpts from--a report to USOE from the Educational Resources Information Center's (ERIC) Clearinghouse on the Teaching of English at the National Council of Teachers of English; appears also in English Journal," vol. 59, no. 6 (September 1970), pp. 868-74; reprints available fron NCTE-ERIC, 508 South Sixth…

Stutterers and nonstutterers were compared on measures of speech behavior, perseveration (flicker fusion threshold), and neurologic function (EEG recording under various conditions). (KW)