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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Difficult Decisions: Reproductive Technologies.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Parakh, Jal S.; Slesnick, Irwin L. – Science Teacher, 1988
Presents the arguments for and against artificial insemination and in-vitro fertilization. Cites various legal, moral, and ethical questions which can be used to promote discussion. Some people feel that the natural bond between parent and child could be weakened as a result of this new technology. (RT)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Futures (of Society)
A Process Model of Urban Growth and Form.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Selwood, H. John – History and Social Science Teacher, 1984
A diagrammatic model that illustrates the nature of urban growth processes and their resultant physical form is presented. The model can be used to describe attributes of urban form in the preindustrial city or to provide a framework for studying contemporary patterns of development. (RM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Models, Physical Geography