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Focus on the wonder years : challenges facing the American middle school

Author: Jaana Juvonen; Rand Education (Institute); et al
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2004.
Edition/Format:   Book : eBook : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help  Read more...
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Focus on the wonder years.
Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2004
(OCoLC)608213112
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Jaana Juvonen; Rand Education (Institute); et al
ISBN: 0833033905 9780833033901
OCLC Number: 54831085
Notes: "Prepared for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation."
"RAND Education."
Errata slip included.
Description: xxiv, 155 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents: Goals, terms, methods, and organization --
A brief history of the U.S. middle school --
Core practices of the middle school concept --
Academic achievement --
Conditions for student learning --
Principals --
Promoting teacher competence through training --
Parental involvement --
Whole-school reform models --
Conclusions and recommendations.
Responsibility: Jaana Juvonen ... [et al.].
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Abstract:

Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home.

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