Academic Orientation of Middle Schools
List of Resources
Back to Article | Back to Table of Contents
- Aikin, W. (1942). The story of the 8-year study. New York: Harper & Brothers.
- Anderman, L.H., & Midgley, C. (1997) What current research says to the middle level practitioner. Columbus, OH: NMSA. Chapter 4, pp.41-48.
- Arnold, J. (1993). A curriculum to empower young adolescents. Midpoints. Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association. Fall.
- Arnold, J. (1990). Visions of teaching and learning: 80 exemplary middle level projects. Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association.
- Beane, J. (1993). A middle school curriculum: from rhetoric to reality. (2nd ed.). Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association.
- Bradley, A. (1998). Muddle in the middle. Education week. April 15. Pp. 38-42.
- Dewey, J. (1913). Interest and effort in education. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Company.
- Felner, R., Jackson, A., Kasak, D., Mulhall, P., Brand, S., & Flowers, N. (1997). The impact of the school reform for the middle years. Phi Delta Kappan. March. pp. 528-550.
- Kellough, R. D., & Kellough, N. G. (1996). Middle school teaching: a guide to methods and resources. (2nd ed.) Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Merrill.
- Maine Department of Education. (1997). State of Maine Learning Results. Augusta, ME: Author.
- Muir, M. (1994). Looking at what kids know: a few surprises. Teacher research journal. Fall. Pp. 88-97.
- National Middle School Association. (1995). This we believe: developmentally responsive middle level schools. Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association.
- Scales, P. (1996). Boxed in and bored: how middle schools continue to fail young adolescents - and what good middle schools do right. Minneapolis, MN: Search Institute.
- Task Force on Education of Young Adolescents. (1989). Turning points: preparing American youth for the 21st century. Washington, DC: Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development.
- Toepfer, C., Jr. (1997). Middle level curriculum's serendipitous history. In J.L. Irvin, Ed. (1997) What current research says to the middle level practitioner. Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association. Chapter 14, pp. 163-178.
- Tompkins, T. (1960). What's new at the National Association of Secondary School Principals? National Association of Secondary School Principals Bulletin, 44 (2), 44-45.
- Van Hoose, J. & Strahan, D. (1988). Young adolescent development and school practices: promoting harmony. Columbus, Ohio: National Middle School Association.
- Williams, B. (Ed.) (1997). Closing the achievement gap: A vision for changing beliefs and practices. Alexandria, VA: Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development.