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Download full textIndiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. Center for School Improvement and Performance. – 1991
This report is a study of present practices and task force recommendations for restructuring education for middle-level learners in the State of Indiana. In spring 1989, a survey was distributed to 445 schools statewide that house students of grades 5-9. The responses from the 243 returns indicate that middle-school theory has not been fully…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Educational Development, Intermediate Grades
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1993
This document presents findings of a study that examined the extent to which middle-grade reforms in California actually affected the restructuring of middle-level education throughout the state. The California Middle Grades Task Force's report, "Caught in the Middle," led to the creation of the California Middle Grades Reform Model,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Mauk, Gary W.; And Others – 1991
Support services in the schools, such as guidance counseling, have been and are necessary and integral components of an ever-changing educational agenda. Guidance remains a vital responsibility of education. This study collected a variety of job-related and professional information from counseling personnel (N=147) who provided services to early…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counselor Role, Guidance Programs, Intermediate Grades
Schumacher, Catherine; And Others – 1996
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a national survey developed by the Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with 71 state and local departments of education and 19 federal agencies. The YRBS specifically investigates behaviors related to the leading causes of mortality,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Body Weight, Dietetics
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Accountability Services/Research. – 1996
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Middle School Questionnaire, produced by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was administered for the first time in North Carolina in 1995. The survey monitored high-priority health-risk behaviors, including: (1) weapons and violence; (2) suicide-related behaviors; (3) vehicle safety; (4)…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescent Attitudes, Athletics, Bicycling
Allen, Michael G.; Alley, David – 1993
There are many compelling reasons for introducing foreign language study at the middle school level. Adolescents are initiating new and higher levels of cognitive processing, their curiosity is high, and they are concerned with intellectual, philosophical, biological, sociological, moral, and ethical issues. A survey of 82 middle school foreign…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Course Organization, Curriculum Design, Elementary School Students
