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Middle Level Schools--Their Status and Their Promise.

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Alexander, William M.; McEwin, C. Kenneth – NASSP Bulletin, 1986

Middle schools are here to stay. The overriding purpose of middle-level education continues to be that of providing programs based on the unique characteristics, needs, and interests of middle-level students. (Author/TE)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools

Academic and Psychosocial Effects of Relaxation Training on Rural Preadolescents. Research Bulletin No. 34.

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Matthews, Doris B. – 1984

Preadolescents are faced with a variety of pressures, but usually receive little help in stress management from the school. To examine the effects of relaxation training on rural middle school students (N = 532), researchers implemented a daily 15-minute program of relaxation training exercises on aduio tapes in the regular classroom setting. The…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Middle Schools, Physiology