ED354598 EA024636
Title: Transforming Middle Level Education: Perspectives and Possibilities.
Author(s): Irvin, Judith L., Ed.
Pages: 412
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0-205-13472-6
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Allyn and Bacon, 160 Gould Street, Needham Heights,
MA 02194.
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Guides--General (050)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Florida
Journal Announcement: RIEJUL1993
Target Audience: Practitioners
This book
addresses the critical issues of curriculum and instruction as they
pertain to the restructuring of middle-level education. The first
part deals with developing a sense of identity both with the middle-school
movement and with young adolescents. Chapters include the following:
"Perspectives on the Middle School Movement" (John H.
Lounsbury); "A Portrait of Diversity: The Middle Level Student"
(Joel Milgram); "Young Adolescents' Perceptions of School"
(Linda R. Kramer); "Youth as Cultural and Economic Capital:
Learning How to Be" (J. Howard Johnston); and "A New Paradigm
of Schooling: Connecting School, Home, and Community" (Frances
K.
Kochan). Part 2 contains chapters that address how to develop a
sense of responsiveness to student's needs: "Climate and Culture
as Mediators of School Values and Collaborative Behavior" (J.
Howard Johnston); "Developing a Sense of Mission in Middle
Schools" (Robert Shockley); "The Process of Change: Developing
Effective Middle School Programs" (Robert C. Spear); "Interdisciplinary
Teaming and the Social Bonding of Middle Level Students" (Joanne
M. Arhar); "Teacher Advisory: The Fourth R" (Neila A.
Connors); "Exploratory Programs in the Middle Level School:
A Responsive Idea" (Sherrel Bergman); and "Maintaining
Middle Schools" (James P. Garvin). Part 3 examines issues in
developing a sense of relevance for students through appropriate
curriculum, instruction, grouping practices, and evaluation procedures.
Chapters include "Middle Level School Curriculum: Defining
the Elusive" (Conrad F. Toepfer, Jr.); "Appropriate Grouping
Practices for Middle Level Students" (Robert C. Spear); "Motivation:
Moving, Learning, Mastering, and Sharing" (Julia Thomason and
Max Thompson); "Developmentally Appropriate Instruction: The
Heart of the Middle School" (Judith L. Irvin); "Meeting
the Needs of Young Adolescents Through Cooperative Learning"
(Karen D. Wood); and "Humanizing Student Evaluation and Reporting"
(Gordon F. Vars). Part 4 examines ways to develop a support system
for continued improvement through teacher preparation and research
efforts. Chapters include "Middle Level Teacher Preparation
and Certification" (C. Kenneth McEwin); and "Turning Points
and Beyond: Coming of Age in Middle Level Research" (David
B. Strahan). References accompany each chapter. A name and subject
index is included. (LMI)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development; Educational Change; *Educational
Improvement; *Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; *Middle
Schools; *School Restructuring; *Student Needs
