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Peer reviewedDaniel, Jerry; Klingele, William – Clearing House, 1976
The orientation course, described in this article, was intended to provide some help and guidance for students as they approach adolescence and enter a new educational environment. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Guidelines, Middle Schools, School Orientation
Peer reviewedKauffman, Dianne K.; Kavinsky, Gregory A. – Clearing House, 1980
This article describes the transition program at Goodyear Junior High in Akron, Ohio. Beginning in the spring, it helps reduce the adjustment anxiety of sixth graders and their parents by familiarizing them with the school and preparing them for the junior high school experience. Some evaluative feedback is cited. (SJL)
Descriptors: Grade 6, Junior High Schools, Models, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedSteltzer, W. N., Jr. – Clearing House, 1979
The Avon Grove School District has a middle school orientation program for incoming elementary students and their parents, which consists of several visits and open houses in the Spring and at the beginning of the Fall term. (SJL)
Descriptors: Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedCampbell, George; And Others – Clearing House, 1978
Considers how to prepare future high school students for the change that they will experience upon leaving the local middle school. (RK)
Descriptors: Institutional Cooperation, Peer Groups, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedTom, Alan R. – Clearing House, 1973
The task of this paper is to penetrate through surface behavior to identify basic dilemmas in school-university cooperation. The dilemmas considered are the differing orientations of school and university, the fluidity in the staffing and environment of cooperative ventures, and the varying metabolism of school and university activity. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment
Peer reviewedWarchol, Kenneth J. – Clearing House, 1979
A program was developed in the Norwalk, Connecticut schools to smooth student transition between elementary, intermediate, and high schools. It includes spring orientation activities and staggered opening of school in September to give each new class full staff attention on the first day of school. (SJL)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Humanistic Education, Orientation Materials, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedBent, Andrea – Clearing House, 1976
Orientation programs for students about to enter secondary school were the topic of discussion in this article. The needs of transfer students and suggestions for making their adjustment as pleasant as possible were considered. (RK)
Descriptors: Feeder Patterns, Group Discussion, Guidelines, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedCohen, Milton – Clearing House, 1979
The School for All Ages (SFAA) integrates local adults, with academic levels from nonreaders through high school, into a regular K-12 program. The coordinator's role in attracting, orienting, and supporting adult students is outlined, as are the advantages and disadvantages of joint classes for adults and children. (SJL)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Community Schools, Coordinators
