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Peer reviewedSproatt, Rod H. – Contemporary Education, 1981
The middle school originated out of an understanding for the need of a learning environment geared specifically to the needs of the early adolescent. The transition from concrete to formal operational thought and the affective and psychomotor developmental stages demonstrate the uniqueness of the early adolescent experience. (JN)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedHaas, Malka – Childhood Education, 1996
Examines the role of playgrounds that use discarded items or "junk" as an integral part of kindergarten classes in an Israeli kibbutz. Suggests that play in the junkyard, by including the whole person--muscles and senses, emotion and intellect, individual growth and social interaction--can offer the experiential foundations on which…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Developmental Tasks
