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Watts, Cherry; Seed, Allen H.; Franceschini, Louis A., III – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2013
In 2009, the Tennessee Professors of Middle Level Education (TPOMLE) examined how Tennessee schools implemented the middle school concept. Of concern was the impact that emphasis on accountability and achievement had on the middle school concept which emphasizes the development of the whole child. A survey was developed based on the tenets of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Principles
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Thomas, Shelley; Howell, Penny – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2012
This study documented curriculum decisions made by an eighth grade social studies teacher as he prepared students for their high-stakes test. When considering how to best meet students' needs, the teacher described tensions between the pressures of standards and testing and his commitment to cultural responsiveness. Perceptions about these…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Grade 8, Social Studies, High Stakes Tests