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Parke, Carol S.; Generett, Gretchen Givens; de Almeida Ramos, Renata – Middle School Journal, 2017
The purpose of this study was to understand how schools address two specific criteria of the Schools to Watch® (STW) program: Social equity and developmental responsiveness. Descriptions of replicable practices, program/school characteristics, and initiatives created by each of the STW sites in Pennsylvania were analyzed. The data also includes…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria
Ellerbrock, Cheryl R.; Kiefer, Sarah M. – High School Journal, 2013
Understanding the developmental responsiveness of secondary school environments may be an important factor in supporting students as they make the transition from one school to the next. Students' needs may or may not be met depending on the nature of the fit between their basic and developmental needs and secondary school structures at the middle…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Secondary School Students, Transitional Programs, High Schools
Rappa, Kelly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The transition to middle school is often associated with negative effects on academic achievement, motivation, self-esteem, and psychological well-being. Educators at a Grade 6 through 8 middle school in the northeastern United States observed students struggle with the adjustment to middle school. Research suggests that developmentally responsive…
Descriptors: Well Being, Self Esteem, Social Support Groups, Social Change
Harley, Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The six chapters in this research involve the history and development of middle schools from the early conceptions of junior high school to the ground breaking research by the Carnegie Foundation on changes in how young adolescent students develop, are taught and transitioned from elementary levels to high school. Professional literature reporting…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Middle Schools, Cultural Pluralism, Social Environment

Shoffner, Marie F.; Williamson, Ronald D. – Middle School Journal, 2000
Describes strategies to smooth students' transition to middle school, listing programs and activities prior to the school year, during the summer, and during the school year. Considers adolescents' changing developmental needs. (JPB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Middle School Students, Middle Schools

Thornburg, Hershel D. – Action in Teacher Education, 1984
Changes in teacher education programs and middle-level curricula are advocated based on the sociological implications of research on middle-level education. Teaching and learning effectiveness can be improved with better understanding of adolescent development. (DF)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Educational Change, Higher Education, Middle Schools
Beane, James A; Lipka, Richard P. – 1987
This monograph promotes the enhancement of self-esteem as a basic responsibility of middle level schools. Chapter 1 makes a case for the importance of self-perception, and describes a rationale specifically focused on early adolescents that is based on history, contemporary issues, and research. Chapter 2 analyzes changes in the adolescent's…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Potter, Les; Schliskey, Sue; Stevenson, Dee; Drawdy, Deb – Principal Leadership, 2001
Adolescents are challenged to adjust to a new physical sense of self, new intellectual abilities, and cognitive demands; expand verbal skills; establish emotional and psychological independence from parents; establish adult vocational goals; develop productive peer relationships; manage their sexuality; and develop self-control. Transitional…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Emotional Development
Wigfield, Allan; Lutz, Susan L.; Wagner, A. Laurel – Professional School Counseling, 2005
This article discusses development during the early adolescent years with a focus on recent research on the biological, cognitive, self-identity, and motivational changes that occur during this time period and the implications of this research for middle school counselors. Peer influences on early adolescents also are discussed, with the issue of…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Adolescent Development, Middle Schools, School Counselors