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Publication Date: 1997
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Organizing Principles for Middle Grades Teacher Preparation.
McEwin, C. Kenneth; Dickinson, Thomas S.; Erb, Thomas O.; Scales, Peter C.
Teacher Education Quarterly, v24 n4 p9-20 Fall 1997
Three components of excellent middle grades teacher preparation programs include foundations (a broad liberal education and the knowledge base upon which the teaching profession rests), teaching fields (depth beyond the basics in some areas of academic inquiry), and middle grades specialization (experiences specific to learning to function effectively in schools designed for educating young adolescents). (SM)
Descriptors: Child Development, College School Cooperation, Diversity (Student), Excellence in Education, Field Experience Programs, Foundations of Education, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Liberal Arts, Middle Schools, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Role
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