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Meeting Human Needs: Examining The Social Safety Net For Working America, Stephanie M. Wildman Jan 2003

Meeting Human Needs: Examining The Social Safety Net For Working America, Stephanie M. Wildman

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Survey Of Research On Learning Styles, Rita Dunn, Jeffrey Beaudry Phd, Angela Klavas Apr 2002

Survey Of Research On Learning Styles, Rita Dunn, Jeffrey Beaudry Phd, Angela Klavas

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A number of studies conducted during the last decade have found that students’ achievement increases when teaching methods match their learning styles—biological and developmental characteristics that affect how they learn.


Seed Security: How Far Has Pelum Come?, Sarah Kimakwa Jan 2001

Seed Security: How Far Has Pelum Come?, Sarah Kimakwa

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No abstract provided.


Genetics, Iq, Determinism, And Torts: The Example Of Discovery In Lead Exposure Litigation, Jennifer Wriggins Jan 1997

Genetics, Iq, Determinism, And Torts: The Example Of Discovery In Lead Exposure Litigation, Jennifer Wriggins

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This article discusses a disturbing development in tort litigation in which defendants use deterministic, genetics-based ideas about individuals and their families to undercut and deflect attention from personal injury claims. Lead exposure litigation involving cognitive injuries claimed on behalf of children who have ingested lead paint is the context of this development. The most extreme manifestation to date has been the efforts in several states to compel relatives of lead-exposed children (usually mothers) to have IQ and psychological testing, even though they are not parties to the litigation. Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and its state …