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ERIC Number: EJ315260
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Improving Schools for Young Adolescents.
Dorman, Gayle; And Others
Educational Leadership, v42 n6 p44-49 Mar 1985
Discusses the necessity for schools to be responsive to the developmental needs of young adolescents in order to develop an effective learning environment. Analyzes the application of the Middle Grades Assessment Program to this effort, as exemplified in the case of the Francisco Middle School in San Francisco, California. (PGD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, School Effectiveness, Student Adjustment, Student Characteristics, Student Needs, Student School Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Middle Grades Assessment Program; San Francisco Unified School District CA