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ERIC Number: EJ365361
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Schools in the Middle: Rhetoric and Reality.
Alexander, William M.
Social Education, v52 n2 p107-09 Feb 1988
Reviews the establishment, purposes, current status, problems, and prospects of middle schools. Identifies five goals generally accepted by middle school educators. Reports that middle schools' exemplary features include such components as interdisciplinary team organization, flexible schedules, and home base/individual counseling programs. (GEA)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Flexible Scheduling, Instructional Development, Instructional Innovation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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