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Jackson, Charles E. – 1986
This paper reviews the literature on the development of the junior high school and middle school concepts from the early 1900s to the post-World War II period. The nature of the middle school curriculum is also discussed. Meeting the needs of preadolescents appears to have been a major purpose in the establishment of the junior high school, though…
Descriptors: Back to Basics, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Incidental Learning
