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50 Years of ERIC
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Bettis, Pam; Roe, Mary F. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2008
In this qualitative study, the authors merge two bodies of previously separated scholarship: (1) a socio-cultural understanding of adolescent girls in light of the shifting meaning of ideal girlhood, and (2) the participation and success of adolescent girls in school-based literacy activities. They apply these fields of inquiry to explore the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Qualitative Research, Participation
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Roe, Mary F. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2004
In this manuscript, the author explores the question, What does research suggest for middle level readers? To answer it, she conducts a synthesis of empirical studies published between 1990 and 2001 that appeared in journals linked to the author's professional membership (i.e., "Research in Middle Level Education" ("RMLE"), "Reading Research…
Descriptors: Reading Research, Reading Instruction, Middle School Students, Early Adolescents