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EJ402385 EA524122
Title: Meeting the Needs of Young Adolescents: Advisory Groups, Interdisciplinary Teaching Teams, and School Transition Programs.Author(s): Mac Iver, Douglas J.
Source: Phi Delta Kappan, v71 n6 p458-64 Feb 1990
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN1990
Reform advocates
have often recommended using interdisciplinary teams, advisory groups,
and transition activities to comprise appropriate educational programs
for young adolescents. Using 1988 Johns Hopkins University middle
grades survey data, researchers explored "real world"
use of these components and gauged their effectiveness. School restructuring
has far to go. Includes 18 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents; Educational Benefits; *Interdisciplinary
Approach; Junior High Schools; *Middle Schools; *Parent Participation;
*Student Needs; Surveys; *Team Teaching; *Transitional Programs
Identifiers: *Educational Restructuring
