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Elaine M. Radmer; Janine J. Darragh – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This case study exemplifies an experimental design to measure the effectiveness of a new educational approach compared to the conventional approach. The researchers were interested in the impacts that reading culturally responsive Young Adult novels might have on eighth grade students' reading comprehension. Students were randomly assigned to the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Reading Comprehension, Grade 8
Burrow-Sanchez, Jason – Ancora Publishing, 2013
ADAPT (Advancing Decision Making and Problem Solving for Teens) is a small-group intervention for middle and high school students who are at risk for substance use, aggression, truancy, poor school performance, and depressive moods. The ADAPT program's 12 sessions teach fundamental skills such as: (1) Effective problem solving; (2) Decision…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Problem Solving, Adolescents, Middle School Students
Melissa DeJonckheere; Melissa Muchmore; Lisa Vaughn; Erin Wagner – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This case documents a participatory arts-based research project that took place over the 2012-2013 school year at a US Midwestern, urban middle school. In this account, we, the adult research partners, describe the participatory research process from our partnership formation to project evaluation. The primary methodology employed was Videovoice,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Art Activities, Participatory Research, Social Problems