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Peer reviewedMcEwin, C. Kenneth – Research in Middle Level Education Quarterly, 1996
Examined the impact of high-quality middle-level teacher preparation programs. Subjects were 2,139 teachers from 5 states. Middle schools with grades six through eight configurations were selected. Results showed that respondents prepared in comprehensive programs, had separate licensure, or who had taken more courses tended to give more favorable…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Inservice Education, Intermediate Grades
Download full textMcEwin, C. Kenneth; Thomason, Julia T. – 1989
This monograph describes and illustrates the characteristics of middle grades students in terms of intellectual, physical, emotional, and social growth; discusses the characteristics of effective middle grades teachers; and explores the implications of teacher/learner research data for curriculum and instruction related to early adolescents (ages…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Developmental Stages, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedMcEwin, C. Kenneth; Dickinson, Thomas S.; Erb, Thomas O.; Scales, Peter C. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 1997
Three components of excellent middle grades teacher preparation programs include foundations (a broad liberal education and the knowledge base upon which the teaching profession rests), teaching fields (depth beyond the basics in some areas of academic inquiry), and middle grades specialization (experiences specific to learning to function…
Descriptors: Child Development, College School Cooperation, Diversity (Student), Excellence in Education
