Authors: Jaana Juvonen, Tessa Kaganoff, Vi-Nhuan Le
ISBN-13: 9780833033901, ISBN-10: 0833033905
Format: Paperback
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Date Published: March 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
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 students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home.
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Ch. 1 | Goals, terms, methods, and organization | 1 |
Ch. 2 | A brief history of the U.S. middle school | 9 |
Ch. 3 | Core practices of the middle school concept | 20 |
Ch. 4 | Academic achievement | 28 |
Ch. 5 | Conditions for student learning | 46 |
Ch. 6 | Principals | 64 |
Ch. 7 | Promoting teacher competence through training | 73 |
Ch. 8 | Parental involvement | 84 |
Ch. 9 | Whole-school reform models | 98 |
Ch. 10 | Conclusions and recommendations | 112 |
App. A | Characteristics of U.S. public schools serving middle grades | 120 |
App. B | International and national data sets | 125 |
App. C | Factor analysis of health behavior in school-aged children | 130 |
App. D | Research recommendations | 133 |