ED399260 SP036929
Title: Teaching Ten to Fourteen Year Olds.
Author(s): Stevenson, Chris
Pages: 338
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0-8013-0363-X
Available from: Document Not Available from EDRS.
Availability: Longman, 10 Bank Street, White Plains, NY 10606.
Language: English
Document Type: Book (010); Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052)
Geographic Source: U.S.; New York
Journal Announcement: RIEJAN1997
Target Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
This book
provides anecdotes and teaching materials for middle school teacher
preparation and serves as a reference and resource for practicing
teachers. The publication explains the philosophy and goals of the
middle school education movement and provides many practical methods
and strategies for implementing developmentally appropriate education
and for helping young adolescents successfully negotiate the transition
from childhood to adolescence. The text is divided into three parts:
Part 1, The Study of Young Adolescents; Part 2, Curriculum and Pedagogy
for the Middle Level; and Part 3, The Teacher in a Middle School
Organization. Part 1 focuses on the theoretical context of adolescent
education, the shadowing and inquiry techniques, and selected data
concerning young adolescents. Part 2 discusses curriculum and pedagogy
for the middle level students, focusing on conceptualizing, organizing,
presenting, and assessing the effectiveness of schooling
that will complement the developmental conditions of young adolescents.
Part 3 examines the roles and functions of middle school teachers
that define their work in ways that contrast with the subject matter
priorities of a traditional junior high school. References are included
at the end of each chapter. (ND)
Descriptors: *Classroom Techniques; *Curriculum Development; *Early
Adolescents; Educational Objectives; Educational Philosophy; Intermediate
Grades; Junior High Schools; *Middle Schools; Preservice Teacher
Education; *Teacher Role; *Teaching Methods
