AN EVALUATION OF THE WORK AND PLANS OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER ON EDUCATIONAL DIFFERENCES WAS PRESENTED THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS WITH THE POLICY BOARD MEMBERS PROJECT DIRECTORS, AND FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. THE INTERVIEWS WERE FOCUSED ON THE QUESTION OF "HOW CAN THE CENTER MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN CLASSROOMS." THE EVALUATION AND SUGGESTIONS WERE PRESENTED FROM THREE POINTS-OF-VIEW OR "PERSPECTIVES." THE FIRST PERSPECTIVE RELATED TO THE PROBLEM OF THE GAP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SYSTEMS. THE TWO GROUPS PLACED DIFFERENT EMPHASIS ON RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATION VERSUS SERVICE PROJECTS. METHODS OF CLOSING THE GAP WERE DISCUSSED. THE SECOND PERSPECTIVE RELATED TO THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE VARIOUS CENTER PROJECTS AND THE ABSENCE OF A COHESIVE NETWORK OF INTERRELATED WORK. THE THIRD PERSPECTIVE RELATED TO THE NEED FOR A DEFINITION OF THE LONG-RANGE GOALS OF THE CENTER AND THE ROLE IT MUST FILL TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. (AL)