Meeting the Needs of Young Adolescents: Advisory Groups, Interdisciplinary Teaching Teams, and School Transition Programs.

Mac Iver, Douglas J.

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Meeting the Needs of Young Adolescents: Advisory Groups, Interdisciplinary Teaching Teams, and School Transition Programs.

Mac Iver, Douglas J.

Phi Delta Kappan, v71 n6 p458-64 Feb 1990

Reform advocates have often recommended using interdisciplinary teams, advisory groups, and transition activities to comprise appropriate educational programs for young adolescents. Using 1988 Johns Hopkins University middle grades survey data, researchers explored "real world" use of these components and gauged their effectiveness. School restructuring has far to go. Includes 18 references. (MLH)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Benefits, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Parent Participation, Student Needs, Surveys, Team Teaching, Transitional Programs

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