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Toepfer, Conrad F., Jr. – National Forum: Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 1987
The role of the middle schools in promoting adolescent development and the areas in which the curriculum can help children make the difficult and critical transition from childhood to adolescence are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedMartorella, Peter H. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1980
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)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
National Association of Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA. – 1993
High expectations and appropriate standards for learning and achievement are important to any curriculum plan. The need for curriculum to meet developmental needs is particularly important for middle-level students. Middle-level students are unlike any other age group and are internally varied. Not all middle-level students need the same things at…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Individual Differences
Kaplan, Leslie S. – Schools in the Middle, 1996
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…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Adolescent Development, Classroom Environment
National Council for the Social Studies, Washington, DC. – 1991
This task force report is designed to focus attention on the young adolescent learner and provide direction for developing appropriate and meaningful social studies instruction for the middle school. Schools at the middle level characteristically focus on the unique developmental needs of young adolescents. A number of these needs are listed, in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Citizenship Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
