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ED330082 EA022805
Title: Education in the Middle Grades: Overview of National Practices and Trends. Report No. 45.
Author(s): Epstein, Joyce L.; Mac Iver, Douglas J.
Author Affiliation: Center for Research on Elementary and Middle Schools, Baltimore, MD.(BBB24803)
Pages: 93
Publication Date: February 1990
Notes: Some light print in appendices may not reproduce adequately in paper copy.
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. (EDD00036)
Contract No: OERI-G-90006
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC04 Plus Postage.
Availability: Center for Research on Elementary and Middle Schools, The Johns Hopkins University, 3505 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 (free).
Language: English
Document Type: Reports--Research (143); Test/questionnaires (160)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Maryland
Journal Announcement: RIEAUG1991
Target Audience: Policymakers; Practitioners
In spring
1988, the Johns Hopkins Center for Research on Elementary and Middle
Schools (CREMS) conducted a national survey of principals in 2,400
public middle grade schools that include grade 7. Using the 1988
survey date, this document presents an overview of educational approaches
and practices in schools that serve early adolescents. Topics examined
include: (1) grade span; (2) size; (3) grouping; (4) number of teachers
per students; (5) changing classmates; (6) homeroom and advisory
periods; (7) guidance counselors; (8) teams of teachers; (9) curriculum;
(10) instruction; (11) goals for students; (12) transitions and
articulation practices; (13) remediation; (14) report card entries;
(15) teacher certification; and (16) teacher talents. This document
also summarizes principals' reports of their overall evaluation
of present practices and presents four conclusions regarding middle
grades reform based on survey data. The survey is appended. (50
references) (CLA)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives; *Educational Practices; *Educational
Trends; Elementary Secondary Education; Instructional Program Divisions;
*Middle Schools; National Surveys; *Public Schools; Remedial Programs;
Report Cards; School Counseling; School Size; School Surveys; Teacher
Certification; Teacher Qualifications; Team Teaching; Transitional
Programs
