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| Middle School Journal | 3 |
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| Clark, Donald C. | 1 |
| Clark, Sally N. | 1 |
| Cox, Nancy D. | 1 |
| Desjean-Perrotta, Blanche | 1 |
| Galassi, John P. | 1 |
| Gulledge, Suzanne A. | 1 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
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| Minnesota (Minneapolis) | 2 |
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Peer reviewedDesjean-Perrotta, Blanche – Middle School Journal, 2003
Describes how, operating from a model that values collaboration between educators and the community at large, the League of Women Voters worked to evaluate the Minneapolis school district's middle school reform efforts. Addresses: (1) elements of the school reform efforts; (2) the League's Middle School Achievement Project (MSAP); (3) the…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Instructional Improvement, Middle Schools, Models
Peer reviewedGalassi, John P.; Gulledge, Suzanne A.; Cox, Nancy D. – Middle School Journal, 1997
Considers some of the groundwork affecting the foundations of advisory programs in middle schools, focusing on key decisions made in the planning stages of the program. Presents an advisory typology that can be used to compare existing programs, design a new program, or evaluate and renovate an existing program. (KB)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedClark, Sally N.; Clark, Donald C. – Middle School Journal, 2003
Describes how, as part of the Middle School Achievement Project, Minneapolis parents and community members shadowed students and teachers, and experienced middle level classrooms while collecting data about curriculum and classroom environments that led to middle level school improvement. Details study procedures including study instruments,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Community Involvement, Educational Improvement, Instructional Improvement
