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Peer reviewedRoney, Kathleen; Brown, Kathleen M.; Anfara, Vincent A., Jr. – Clearing House, 2004
Although reports calling for middle level schooling reform first appeared in the mid-1970s, change has been slow to come. In Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21st Century (1989), the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development outlined eight essential elements of middle level education. Drawing from the Carnegie Council's…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Intellectual Development, Adolescent Development
Peer reviewedBloomer, Joan M. – Clearing House, 1986
Echoes the recommendation in "An Agenda for Excellence at the Middle Level" that junior high schools and middle schools recognize and accommodate their socially, physically, and mentally diverse populations. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development, Educational Environment, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedBeane, James A. – Clearing House, 1986
Describes the social and learning environment of middle level schools and criticizes attempts by school reformists to eliminate characteristics of schools that have been successful when used in junior high schools and middle schools. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Group Activities, Institutional Characteristics, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedMaynard, Glenn – Clearing House, 1986
Argues that building respect for the core value of diversity should be a prime motivation and consideration in determining the instructional programs as well as the governance of the classroom and activities of the middle level school. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development, Educational Environment, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedStrahan, David B. – Clearing House, 1986
Synthesizes research on reasoning development and studies of teaching in order to present an approach to teaching guided thinking. (SRT)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedDrinkard, Barbara Parr – Clearing House, 1986
Discusses the needs of adolescents and how teachers should accommodate these needs in order to encourage learning and to make their job easier. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education
