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Publication Date: 1989
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Educating Young Adolescents: Why We Must Restructure Middle Grade Schools.
Jackson, Anthony W.; Hornbeck, David W.
American Psychologist, v44 n5 p831-36 May 1989
Students in middle grades have been neglected in education reform initiatives of the 1980s, yet outcomes for early adolescents have profound implications for society and the economy. Stressing the importance of higher order thinking and the dangers of risk-taking behaviors, this article urges increased middle grade intervention and reform. (AF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged, Employment Potential, Intermediate Grades, Intervention, Job Skills, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Preadolescents, School Effectiveness, School Role
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Language: English
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