Considers teacher attributes necessary for middle school choral directors to be successful: (1) personal qualities; (2) professional understandings; and (3) technical competence. Refers to questionnaire responses given by 11 successful middle school choral teachers and offers personal insights. Contends that personal and professional growth is…

A three-year study was conducted to evaluate the implementation of the Transitional School Model in the Des Moines, Iowa, Independent Community School District. The model was designed to provide early adolescents in grades 6-8 with a more comprehensive bridge between elementary school and high school by emphasizing students' physical, emotional,…

Noting the need for middle school educators to learn directly from their students how they view the world, school, and their own learning, this book details findings from a study that used a quasi-ethnographic approach to examine the perceptions of young adolescents. Participating in the study were 2,000 adolescents, 10- to 15-year-olds. Subjects…