Focus on the wonder years : challenges facing the American middle school /

Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the st...

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Corporate Author: Rand Education (Institute)
Other Authors: Juvonen, Jaana
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2004
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Goals, terms, methods, and organization
  • A brief history of the U.S. middle school
  • Core practices of the middle school concept
  • Academic achievement
  • Conditions for student learning
  • Principals
  • Promoting teacher competence through training
  • Parental involvement
  • Whole-school reform models
  • Conclusions and recommendations.