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Peer reviewedTheriot, Shirley; Alcala, Angelo; Denson, Linda – Childhood Education, 2004
While the middle school movement has gained legitimacy in recent years, attracting preservice teachers to the middle levels remains challenging. Essentially, attracting middle level preservice teachers is analogous to catching minnows in a bucket. As university faculty attempt to bait students into teaching young adolescents, grades 4-8,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Middle Schools
