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Download full textMac Iver, Douglas J. – 1990
This study uses data from a national survey of principals of public schools with a 7th grade to document and analyze the variation in the types of marks and evaluations included on report cards issued to young adolescents in the United States. The analyses examine the prevalence of report card entries of various types and the antecedents and…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Educational Practices, Enrollment, Geographic Regions
Peer reviewedMac Iver, Douglas J.; Epstein, Joyce L. – American Journal of Education, 1991
Responses from a national survey (Education in the Middle Grades) from 1,753 principals in schools teaching grade 7 highlight the effects of the following practices believed to be responsive to adolescent needs: (1) interdisciplinary teacher teams; (2) group advisory periods; (3) remedial instruction programs; and (4) school transition programs.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Educational Practices
