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Schools in the Middle: Developing a Middle-Level Orientation » (New Edition)

Authors: Jack A. McKay, Jerry J. Herman (Editor), Janice L. Herman
ISBN-13: 9780803962323, ISBN-10: 0803962320
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Corwin Press
Date Published: March 1995
Edition: New Edition

Make a successful change from being a junior high to becoming a true "middle" school. A handy, quick-read resource with charts and checklists.

	Foreword
	Preface
	About the Author
1	The Journey Toward a Middle-Level School	1
	The Junior High School
	Phase 1: Problems and Opportunities
	Phase 2: Philosophy and Theory
	Phase 3: Bridging Theory and Practice
	Transition Strategies
2	The Emergence of the Middle-Level School	8
	Characteristics of the Middle-Level School
	Middle-Level School Theory
	Effective Schools Research
	Components of the Middle-Level Grades
	The Curriculum in the Middle-Level Grades
	The Guidance Program
	Grouping Students in the Middle-Level Grades
	The Student
	Teachers in the Middle-Level School
3	The Two Cs: Change and Conflict	22
	Conditions for Change
	Politics of Change
	Sources of Resistance to Change
	Conditions for Successful Change
	Barriers to Successful Change
	Responding to Conflict
	Managing Conflict
4	Leadership and Vision Building	32
	Leadership Definition
	Leadership for the Middle-Level School
	Leadership and Credibility
	Vision Building
	Moving From Vision to Implementation
	Monitoring the Vision
	Linking the Vision to Plans and Resources
	Sustaining the Vision
5	Sustaining the Process of Implementation	42
	Words of Wisdom
	Resources
	Annotated Bibliography and References