Reforming middle level education
Subtitle: considerations for policymakers
By: edited by Sue C. Thompson.
Contributors: Thompson, Sue Carol, 1946-
Series: Handbook of research in middle level education; Handbook of research in middle level education series
Publisher: Information Age Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Greenwich, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Middle school education -- United States.; Educational change -- United States.
Description: Annotation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Sue Swaim; title: Introduction, policymakers, please think on these "things" / John H. Lounsbury; title: Creating high-performance middle schools : recommendations from research / Vincent A. Anfara, Jr.; title: The importance of having a highly qualified principal in every middle grades school / Sue C. Thompson; title: Creating academically challenging middle level schools for every child / Ronald D. Williamson and J. Howard Johnston; title: Creating quality in the middle school curriculum / James A. Beane; title: Creating socially equitable middle grades schools / Nancy M. Doda; title: The role of accountability in middle level schools / Dan French; title: The role of teacher preparation, licensure, and retention in creating high-performing middle schools / C. Kenneth McEwin, Thomas S. Dickinson, and Tracy W. Smith; title: Lessons learned from comprehensive school reform models / Nancy Ames; title: State-level policy development / David A. Payton; title: Creating common middle-level knowledge : a New York story / Jeannette Stern and Sandra L. Stacki; title: A new vision for professional learning / Stephanie Hirsh; title: What of the future? / Deborah Kasak.