ERIC ED427847: What Current Research Says to the Middle Level Practitioner.

362 Pages·1997·3.8 MB·English

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Irvin, Judith L., Ed.
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What Current Research Says to the Middle Level Practitioner.
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National Middle School Association, Columbus, OH.
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ISBN-1-56090-120-9
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Ability Grouping; *Adolescent Development; Adolescents;
DESCRIPTORS
Classroom Techniques; *Curriculum Development; Discipline
Policy; Educational Environment; Educational Philosophy;
Educational Research; Gifted; Higher Education; Inclusive
Schools; Interdisciplinary Approach; Intermediate Grades;
Junior High Schools; *Middle School Students; Middle School
Teachers; *Middle Schools; Motivation; *School Organization;
Self Esteem; Student Evaluation; *Teacher Education;
Teaching Methods; Team Teaching; Urban Schools
ABSTRACT
This volume provides recent research findings on important
topics related to the still-expanding middle school movement. They are
divided into seven parts, addressing teaching/learning, curriculum, teacher
education, social context, organization, leaderships, and issues and future
directions. Following an introduction to middle level education research, by
"Young Adolescent Development" (Eccles
Irvin and Hough, the chapters are:
(1)
"Enhancing Self-Concept/Self-Esteem in Young Adolescents"
and Wigfield);
(2)
"Motivation and Middle School Students" (Anderman and Midgley);
(Lipka);
(3)
"The Effects of Interdisciplinary Teaming on Teachers and Students"
(4)
"Teaching with Time on Your Side: Developing Long-Term
(Arhar);
(5)
"Middle Level Discipline
Relationships in Schools" (McLaughlin and Doda);
(6)
"Ability
and Young Adolescents: Making the Connection" (Bennett);
(7)
"Differing
Grouping: Issues of Equity and Effectiveness" (Mills);
(8)
Perspectives, Common Ground: The Middle School and Gifted Education
(9) "Inclusion" (Hines and JohnstOn);
(10) "A
Relationship" (Rosselli) ;
Multifaceted Approach to Teaching Limited Proficiency Students" (VanNess and
(12) "Middle Level
(11) "Assessment" (Stowell and McDaniel);
Platt);
(13) "Middle Level
Competitive Sports Programs" (Swaim and McEwin);
(14) "Effects of Integrative
Curriculum's Serendipitous History" (Toepfer);
(15) "Curriculum for Whom?" (Brazee);
Curriculum and Instruction" (Vars);
(16) "Curriculum for What?`The Search for Curriculum Purposes for Middle
(17) "Current Issues and Research in Middle Level
Level Students" (Beane);
Curriculum: On Conversations, Semantics, and Roots" (Powell and Faircloth);
(18) "Middle Level Teacher Preparation and Licensure" (McEwin and Dickinson);
(19) "Multicultural Issues in Middle Level Teacher Education" (Hart);
(20)
"Improving Urban Schools: Developing the Talents of Students Placed at Risk"
(21) "Service Learning and Young Adolescent
(Mac Iver and Plank);
(22) "Home-School Partnerships: A Critical
Development: A Good Fit" (Schine);
(23) "Organizational Trends and Practices in Middle Level
Link" (Brough);
"A Bona Fide Middle School: Programs,
Schools" (Valentine and Whitaker); (24)
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(25) "Components of
Policy, Practice, and Grade Span Configurations" (Hough);
(26) "Transition into and out of Middle School"
Effective Teams" (Trimble);
(Mizelle and Mullins); (27) "Collaboration and Teacher Empowerment:
"Women in Leadership
Implications for School Leaders" (Clark and Clark);
(28)
"The Middle Level Principalship" (Valentine,
Roles" (Clark and Clark);
(29)
Trimble, and Whitaker); and (30) "Setting a Research Agenda" (Hough and
Irvin). Each chapter contains references. (HTH)
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National Middle School Association is dedicated
to improving the educational experiences of young
adolescents by providing vision, knowledge, and re-
sources to all who serve them in order to develop
healthy, productive, and ethical citizens.
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National Middle School Association
Columbus, OH
National Middle School Association
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ISBN: 1-56090-120-9 NMSA Stock Number: 1244
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
What current research says to the middle level practitioner/Judith
L. Irvin, editor
cm.
p.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1-56090-120-9 (pbk.)
1. Middle schools--United States. 2. Middle school teaching--
United States. 3. Middle school students--United States.
4. Middle schools--United States--Curricula.
I. Irvin, Judith L.,
II. National Middle School Association.
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FOREWORD
Sue Swaim, Executive Director, NMSA
p. ix
FOREWORD
John H. Lounsbury, Publications Editor, NMSA
p. xi
PREFACE
Judith L..Irvin
p. xiii
INTRODUCTION
Research in Middle Level Education
1.
Judith L. Irvin and David Hough
3
II
TEACHING/LEARNING
Young Adolescent Development
2.
Jacquelynne S. Eccles and Allan Wigfield
15
Enhancing Self-Concept/Self-Esteem in Young Adolescents
3.
Richard Lipka
31
7
Motivation and Middle School Students
4.
Lyn ley Hicks Anderman and Carol Midgley
41
5. The Effects of Interdisciplinary Teaming on Teachers and
Students
Joanne Arhar
49
Teaching with Time on Your Side: Developing Long-Term
6.
Relationships in Schools
H. James McLaughlin and Nancy M. Doda
57
7.
Middle Level Discipline and Young Adolescents: Making
the Connection
Betty J. Bennett
73
8.
Ability Grouping: Issues of Equity and Effectiveness
Rebecca Mills
87
9.
Differing Perspectives, Common Ground: The Middle School
and Gifted Education Relationship
Hilda C. Rosselli
95
Inclusion
10.
Rebecca A. Hines and J. Howard Johnston
109
11. A Multifaceted Approach to Teaching Limited Proficiency
Students
Jill Van Ness and Elizabeth Platt
121
Assessment
12.
Laura P. Stowell and Janet E. McDaniel
137
Middle Level Competitive Sports Programs
13.
John H. Swaim and C. Kenneth McEwin
151
HI
CURRICULUM
Middle Level Curriculum's Serendipitous History
14.
Conrad F. Toepfer
163
8
Effects of Integrative Curriculum and Instruction
15.
Gordon F. Vars
179
Curriculum for Whom?
16.
Edward Brazee
187
Curriculum for What? The Search for Curriculum Purposes
17.
for Middle Level Students
203
James A. Beane
Current Issues and Research in Middle Level Curriculum: On
18.
Conversations, Semantics, and Roots
Richard R. Powell and C. Victoria Faircloth
209
IV
TEACHER EDUCATION
Middle Level Teacher Preparation and Licensure
19.
223
C. Kenneth McEwin and Thomas S. Dickinson
Multicultural Issues in Middle Level Teacher Education
20.
Laurie E. Hart
231
V
SOCIAL CONTEXT
Improving Urban Schools: Developing the Talents of Students
21.
Placed at Risk
Douglas J. Mac Iver and Stephen B. Plank
243
Service Learning and Young Adolescent Development:
22.
A Good Fit
Joan Schine
257
23. Home-School Partnerships: A Critical Link
Judith Allen Brough
265