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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Middle school concept"”.

  1. Measuring the middle school concept: the status and effectiveness of middle school concept implementation in Illinois

    Woods, Scott ChristopherUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2017

    The status and effectiveness of middle school concept (MSC) implementation in Illinois is unknown. MSC is not new and has evolved over time. MSC represents specific practices of school organization and programming with implementation systems designed for the unique needs of young adolescents. …

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  2. Middle Level Schools in an Era of Standards and Accountability: Adaptations of the Features of the Middle School Concept

    Nicely, Kenneth EdwardVirginia Tech2012

    … related to the development of education in the middle grades and to the features associated with the implementation of the middle school concept provides a theoretical grounding for the development and testing of an Innovation Configuration map for the middle school concept. The description …

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  3. Alabama Superintendents' And Middle Level Principals' Perceptions: Program Components That Facilitate Or Impede The Implementation Of The Middle School Concept.

    Horn, Deborah Taylor

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  4. The implementation of the middle school concept as it correlates to cost per pupil expenditures, local funding, and the socioeconomic status of the community.

    Lee, Diana L

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  5. Teachers' Perceptions of Middle School in Two Rural Districts: A Companion to the Crowe Study

    Taurisano, Dana M.1998

    … was to determine teachers' perceptions of the middle school concept, what is happening in their school and what actually should be happening. The findings of this study were compared to the Crowe study, which focuses on administrators' perceptions. In this study, a researcher developed survey …

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  6. The Emergence of the Middle School in Independent Education

    Sykoff, Lawrence S., EdD2021

    Independent schools across the nation have adopted the middle school concept. The critical element in the evolution of the middle school in independent education is that the unique and marked changes in the overall intellectual and psycho-social development of adolescents have been systematically …

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  7. Does the Degree of Implementation of the Components of the Middle School Design Relate to High-Stakes Assessment Scores in Grade 8 Reading and Math?

    Puttre, Catherine P.Virginia Tech2007

    … of implementation of the components of the middle-school design relate to high-stakes assessment scores in Grade 8 reading and math? There currently exists a conflict between the advocates of the middle-school components and those who support an abandonment of this philosophy and conceptual …

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  8. Interdisciplinary middle school teaming

    Cronin, Donna J

    … reflects team members' beliefs regarding the middle school concept and the school practices and cultural characteristics as delineated by the National Middle School Association (NMSA, 2005), which create successful middle schools for young adolescents.</p><p>The teachers of three …

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  9. Academic teaming : a study of the decision-making processes on selected middle schools

    Marchbanks, Marsha Lea, 1952-The University of Texas at Austin2004

    … processes occurring on Alpha And Omega Middle Schools, two academically successful middle schools that have implemented the middle school concept and the practice of academic teaming. The two questions guiding the research were: (1) How are the decisions made on selected middle school …

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  10. Factors Affecting the Academic Success Of Students Transitioning From Middle School to High School

    Newton, Garry Lee

    <p>Expectations for students in middle school and students in high school differ. Administrators and teachers have a responsibility to insure that these students are prepared academically to succeed when leaving the eighth grade and entering the ninth grade. Currently this is not the case in many …

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  11. An Examination of Standardized Language, Mathematics, and Reading Achievement Testing Results when Compared for Middle School Aged Student Leaders and Non-Student Leaders

    Schaming, Susan2018

    The evolution of the middle school concept, according to Forte and Schurr (2003), with its own identity and its subsequent implementation, has proven to be an ideal or preferred model for educating students. Knowles and Brown (2000) assert the importance of middle level teachers' ability to nurture …

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  12. Instances and principles of distributed leadership: a multiple case study of Illinois middle school principals��� leadership practices

    Grenda, Jon P.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2012

    … may be too great for one leader. Today’s public school principals may benefit from the support of teachers and others to serve as additional instructional leaders. Many schools are adopting a distributed leadership approach to address this issue, and middle level schools may be well suited for …

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