Focus on the Wonder Years Challenges Facing the American Middle School

• Hoofdauteur: Juvonen, Jaana (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Le, Vi-Nhuan (auth), Kaganoff, Tessa (auth), Augustine, Catherine H. (auth), Constant, Louay (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: RAND Corporation 2004
• Onderwerpen: Educational strategies & policy; Age groups: children; Education; Sociology
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...