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Focus on the wonder years : challenges facing the American middle school /

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Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the st...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Rand Education (Institute), JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Juvonen, Jaana
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2004.
Subjects:
Middle schools > United States.
Middle school education > United States.
EDUCATION > Secondary.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
Middle school education.
Middle schools.
United States.
Middle school.
USA.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home.
Item Description:"Prepared for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation."
"RAND Education."
Errata slip included.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 155 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-155).
ISBN:0833036157
9780833036155
1282451367
9781282451360