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Educating young adolescents : life in the middle / Michael J. Wavering - New York : Garland Pub, 1995 - xiv, 442 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Garland reference library of social science ; Source books on education ; vol. 866. vol. 42 .

1. Philosophy: a guide to middle school program development
2. Middle level education: an historical perspective
3. Growth and development during the middle school years
4. Early adolescent social and emotional development: a constructivist perspective
5. Cognitive development of young adolescents
6. Preparing teachers for middle level schools: meeting the needs of adolescents
7. The ideal middle level teacher
8. Leadership in the middle level school
9. Organization of the middle level school: evolution and a vision for restructuring
10. Reshaping core curriculum: getting people ready for the world
11. Exploratory curricula in the middle level
12. Advisor-advisee programs: uniquely designed to meet the affective needs of young adolescents
13. Age-appropriate teaching strategies
14. Transcending classroom management: assisting the development of caring, responsibility and community in the middle school classroom
15. Physical education and athletics withing the middle school philosophy


ISBN: 0815310218 (alk. paper)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Middle school education--United States.
Education, Secondary--United States.
Adolescence--United States.
Middle school teachers--Training of--United States.

Dewey Class. No.: 373.2/36 / M6211