Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ725967
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Apr-1
Pages: 3
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
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Safe Schools for the Roller Coaster Years
Inlay, Linda
Educational Leadership, v62 n7 p41-43 Apr 2005
The dramatic ups and downs so often witnessed in adolescents are the result of changes in their brain activity. It is vital that the emotional and psychological needs that arise from such intense brain development are acknowledged and addressed so that middle school becomes a safe environment for the budding adults.
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Brain, Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents, Educational Environment, Psychological Patterns, Adolescent Development
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1703 N. Beauregard Street, Alexandria, VA 22311. Web site: http://www.ascd.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Middle Schools
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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