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Download full textWiles, Jon W.; Bondi, Joseph W. – 1986
Over the past 20 years, the middle school has been a major innovative movement changing the face of intermediate education. While hard to define exactly, middle schools have different priorities and purposes than junior high schools. The former serve preadolescents (ages 10 to 14) through a balanced, comprehensive program. Middle school programs…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Intermediate Grades
Clark, Sally N.; Clark, Donald C. – 1985
Middle level schools have special needs because of the characteristics of the age group served. Staff development is crucial for middle schools. Its purposes and major planning components are presented in this paper. Most mid-level educators were prepared for elementary or high school teaching and have a limited knowledge of early adolescent…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Planning
New York State School Boards Association, Albany. – 1987
This position paper examines educational policies, school effectiveness, and responses to broader public policy concerns in the context of the special needs of early adolescence. The policy issues under consideration derive from a statewide comprehensive survey of educational trends in the middle grades and are addressed in a statewide Regents…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Peppard, Judy; Rottier, Jerry – 1990
To determine the extent of changes being implemented in the middle grades in Wisconsin school districts, 532 surveys were mailed to Wisconsin middle level schools that include grades 7 and 8; the return rate was 81 percent. After reviewing the development and content of the survey, this document relates survey findings to the eight principles of…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Methods, Educational Practices
Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY. – 1989
This report examines the condition of America's young adolescents and how well middle grade schools, health institutions, and community organizations serve them. In its plan for action, the Task Force on Education of Young Adolescents of the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development makes recommendations for new structures for middle grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Core Curriculum, Educational Change
Fenwick, James J. – 1987
Twenty-two principles of middle grade education are addressed in this report, which is intended for those who have the authority to give meaning and substance to the reform of middle grade education in California's public schools. Each principle is developed through a discussion that concludes with specific recommendations that have implications…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Filby, Nikola N., Ed.; And Others – 1990
The result of a collaborative effort to meet the needs of California educators in middle-grades reform, this volume provides access to the best ideas in research and practice, and support for local improvement efforts. The casebook format tells the strategies, problems, and diverse actions of educators focusing on the "how" of leading a…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Educational Change
