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Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2018
Researchers have found that middle school students undergo developmental changes that require unique educational structures and support. As a result, experts have suggested a number of specific strategies for organizing middle schools in order to best meet students' needs. This Information Capsule summarizes middle school redesign initiatives that…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Educational Environment, Educational Change
Breese, James – New Era, 1971
The emotional and physical development of children entering secondary schools at age eleven affects their ability to adjust to new learning patterns. While teachers and curriculum planners must accommodate their needs, the children too must respond and communicate in order to realize their potential. (JB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Dennis, Kay S. – 1998
This study evaluated an innovative curriculum for first-year medical students which was designed to render the undergraduate curriculum more humanistic in socializing students into medicine. The Personal, Professional, and Leadership (PPL) development program provides guided, semi-structured opportunities to create "communities of learning" by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Faculty Advisers