Developmental characteristics of students in middle schools (grades 5-8) are detailed and a social studies curriculum tailored to their particular needs is outlined. (JMF)

This document presents a health curriculum guide for junior high school students in Alberta, Canada. The introduction discusses the program rationale, curriculum themes, goals, a decision-making model, time allocations of program components, content overlap, characteristics of adolescent development, and the exceptional student. Ways to develop…

This document presents a teacher resource manual to use with the Health and Personal Life Skills Curriculum Guide for junior high school students developed by the Alberta Department of Education in 1986. It provides practical suggestions to teachers, with emphasis on evaluation in the affective domain, teaching the elective portion of the…

Proposes recommendations for balancing middle school students' academic, personal, and social needs by addressing personal development through curriculum and instruction, instructional program components, and a culture of assessment. Argues that academic achievement enhances self-esteem, concluding that students' academic achievement and personal…