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050 4 $aLB1623.5$b.F62 2004
245 00 $aFocus on the wonder years :$bchallenges facing the American middle school /$cJaana Juvonen ... [et al.].
246 30 $aChallenges facing the American middle school
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRand,$c2004.
300 $axxiv, 155 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
520 1 $a"This monograph is a comprehensive assessment of the American middle school. It presents observations on a variety of very real issues - troubling social climates and associated behavioral problems, teachers who lack subject matter expertise, parents who seem uninvolved, among others. The authors offer ways of tackling these issues: reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; working with proven professional-development models; helping parents understand the schools goals and methods and how they can help their children learn at home; and exploring how other countries promote the well-being of and provide positive school climates for students of comparable age to support academic achievement."--BOOK JACKET
500 $a"Prepared for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation."
500 $a"RAND Education."
500 $aErrata slip included.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 137-155).
505 5 $aGoals, terms, methods, and organization -- A brief history of the U.S. middle school -- Core practices of the middle school concept -- Academic achievement -- Conditions for student learning -- Principals -- Promoting teacher competence through training -- Parental involvement -- Whole-school reform models -- Conclusions and recommendations.
530 $aAlso available online via the Rand web site.
650 0 $aMiddle schools$zUnited States.
650 0 $aMiddle school education$zUnited States.
700 1 $aJuvonen, Jaana.
710 2 $aRand Education (Institute)
710 2 $aEdna McConnell Clark Foundation.
856 41 $zOnline version$uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG139/
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