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
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Middle school education--United States. Education, Secondary--United States. Adolescence--United States. Middle school teachers--Training of--United States.