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Focus on the wonder years [electronic resource] : challenges facing the American middle school / Jaana Juvonen ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Juvonen, Jaana | Rand Education (Institute).
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2004General Notes: "Prepared for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation."; "RAND Education."; Errata slip included; Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-155).Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 155 p.) : ill.ISBN: 0833036157 (electronic bk.); 9780833036155 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Middle schools -- United States | Middle school education -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 373.236 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
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.
Summary: 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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"Prepared for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation."

"RAND Education."

Errata slip included.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-155).

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

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.

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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