Table of Contents:
  • Philosophy: a guide to middle school program development / Michael James
  • Middle level education: an historical perspective / Judity A. Brough
  • Growth and development during the middle school years / Dionne M. Walker, Cathy D. Lirgg
  • Early adolescent social and emotional development: a constructivist perspective / Rebecca S. Bowers
  • Cognitive development of young adolescents / Michael J. Wavering
  • Preparing teachers for middle level schools: meeting the needs of adolescents / Rebecca Farris Mills
  • The ideal middle level teacher / Mary Ann Davies
  • Leadership in the middle level school / Beverly Reed, Charles Russell
  • Organization of the middle level school: evolution and a vision for restructuring / DeWayne A. Mason
  • Reshaping core curriculum: getting people ready for the world / Jeanneine P. Jones
  • Exploratory curricula in the middle level / Jim Gill
  • Advisor-adisee programs: uniquely designed to meet the affective needs of young adolescents / Annette Digby, Samuel Totten, Dennis Snider
  • Age-appropriate teaching strategies / Mary Ann Davies
  • Transcending classroom management: assisting the development of caring, responsibility, and community in the middle school classroom / Bruce Smith
  • Physical education and athletics within the middle school philosophy / Cath D. Lirgg