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Direct linkWormeli, Rick – Educational Leadership, 2011
The middle years are crucial to high school success, when students develop skills for navigating the larger world, and discover the direction they want their lives to take. So why, asks noted middle school educator Rick Wormeli, would anyone leave the transition into this phase to chance? Five mind-sets can help educators guide their students on…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Transitional Programs, Early Adolescents, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedWilliams, Belinda; Newcombe, Ellen – Educational Leadership, 1994
The Urban Learner Framework stresses four themes: the importance of students' cultural strengths and learning experiences, culture's influence on cognitive development, the importance of motivation and effort, and resilience as a characteristic of urban learners. Barriers to change include belief systems, district size, regulations, multiple…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedHofferth, Sandra L.; Jankuniene, Zita – Educational Leadership, 2001
What students do after school depends on where they go, their gender and family characteristics, and with whom they spend time. Most students go straight home, play or watch TV, and are unsupervised, but not alone. Schools equalize learning opportunities for poorer students. Time at home affects recreational reading opportunities. (Contains 10…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Elementary Education, Family Income, Family Life
