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Scharf, Amy; Stack, Carol – 1995
An ethnographic study used a multidimensional social perspective on learning and literacy to look at the educational experiences and perspectives of urban young people through an examination of student homework. Subjects, upwards of 40 young people, were drawn from four sites: a sixth-grade classroom at Woodside Elementary School (located in a…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Research, Ethnography, Family Environment
Slater, Jana Kay – 1990
The California agenda for middle-grade reform is based on 10 regional networks, each composed of 1 foundation school and approximately 10 partnership schools. Background information on middle-grade reform implementation as of 1988-89 and recommendations for improvement are provided in this interim evaluation, the first in a series of two reports.…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools

Honig, Bill – Social Education, 1988
Discusses California's Middle Grade Task Force and its report, "Caught in the Middle: Educational Reform for Young Adolescents in California Public Schools." Describes the 1987 revision of the California history-social science framework which emphasizes character development through studying the moral and ethical struggles of literary…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, History Instruction
Zachlod, Michelle, Ed. – 2001
California State Standard 7.3 is delineated in the following manner: "Students analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structure of the civilizations of China in the middle ages." Seventh-grade students focus on the reunification of China under the Tang Dynasty and reasons for the spread of Buddhism;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Asian History, Curriculum Enrichment, Foreign Countries
Zachlod, Michelle, Ed. – 2001
California State Standard 7.8 is delineated in the following manner: "Students analyze the origins, accomplishments, and diffusion of the Renaissance," in terms of the way in which the revival of classical learning and the arts affected a new interest in humanism; the importance of Florence in the early stages of the Renaissance and the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Enrichment, European History, Foreign Countries
Schoenbach, Ruth; Greenleaf, Cynthia – 2000
For the past five years, colleagues in the Strategic Literacy Initiative at WestEd have been designing and implementing a professional development program focused on enabling teachers to build their understanding of the complexities of reading. In developing this program, centered around what they call a "Reading Apprenticeship"…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, High Schools, Inquiry, Knowledge Base for Teaching

LeTendre, Gerald K. – Educational Policy, 1995
Using two case studies, examines the systems used by Japanese middle school teacher/counselors to counsel troubled early adolescents. The system works well for prevention, but can substantially drain a teacher's time. Cautions against wholesale adoption of Japanese organizational techniques in California schools, since teachers are already…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Counseling Techniques, Early Adolescents
Cronin, John; Dahlin, Michael; Xiang, Yun; McCahon, Donna – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
The intent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 is to hold schools accountable for ensuring that all their students achieve mastery in reading and math, with a particular focus on groups that have traditionally been left behind. Under NCLB, states have leeway to: (1) Craft their own academic standards, select their own tests, and define…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs
Lee, Steven K. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
In light of the continuing debate surrounding bilingual education, there has been a renewed interest to examine the perceptions and views on the subject from various constituents. The purpose of this study was to examine the group who is the target of and most affected by this controversy--English language learners. The study surveyed 280 Latino…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Emotional Development, Educational Experience
Cotton, Eileen G.; Mann, George A. – 1994
The purpose of this study was to find out what middle school principals and teachers were doing to increase parental participation. The interview survey method was used and the instrument included questions eliciting demographic data about the schools and open-ended questions to identify methods used by the schools to increase parental support and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
McEady-Gillead, Betty – 1989
A study was conducted to draw attention to how sixth graders use their leisure time and to suggest some implications for reading and literacy instruction. Subjects were 723 sixth-grade students in six middle schools in Northern California. The sixth-graders completed the California Media and Library Educators Association Literature/Reading Survey…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Intermediate Grades, Leisure Time, Library Surveys
National Institute on Out-of-School Time, 2004
San Diego is the first major city in the United States with comprehensive before and afterschool programs in every public elementary and middle school within its jurisdiction. This "6 to 6" program currently serves both elementary and middle school students in 204 public schools in the city of San Diego. With a strong public endorsement…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Public Schools
Houson, Judy – 2001
This seventh grade activity asks students to gather data that will help them understand and appreciate the Islamic way of life and to learn to feel comfortable living with a Muslim family in Syria during the second semester of the school year. The activity states each student will be interviewed by a Fulbright official, expected to keep a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Islam

Barinaga, Marcia – Science, 1990
Described is the proposed implementation of Scope, Sequence and Coordination into California and Houston schools. The rationale behind this project is discussed. The curriculum, arranged developmentally, merges different scientific subjects via discipline-bridging themes. (KR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary Secondary Education

Mitman, Alexis L.; Lambert, Vicki – Elementary School Journal, 1993
Examined the instructional reform process in 17 middle schools. Reforms included heterogeneous grouping, cooperative learning, active learning, and interdisciplinary instruction. All reforms relied on teachers' willingness to change daily instructional content or strategies. Heterogenous grouping and interdisciplinary instruction posed the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development