Focus on the wonder years : challenges facing the American middle school / Jaana Juvonen [and others].
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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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand,
2004.
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access Table of contents Publisher description |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | "Prepared for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.". "RAND Education.". Errata slip included. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 155 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0833036157 9780833036155 0833033905 9780833033901 |