Literature reviews in support of the middle level education research agenda

In 2015-16, the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group (MLER SIG), an affiliate of the American Educational Research Association, undertook a collaborative project--the development of a new middle grades education research agenda. The purpose of the MLER SIG Research Agenda (Mertens...

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Other Authors Mertens, Steven B. (Editor), Caskey, Micki M. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, inc., 2018.
SeriesHandbook of resources in middle level education.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806607976
DOI10.1108/978-1-64113-259-6
Physical Description1 online resource (318 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : why do we need a middle level education?
  • Developmental aspects of young adolescents / Megan L. Smith, David Strahan, Britt Patterson, Bobette Bouton, and Naomi McGaughey
  • Cultural responsiveness in the middle grades / Ellis Hurd, Lisa Harrison, Kathleen Brinegar, and Brianna L. Kennedy
  • Special populations in middle level classrooms / Tammy J. Graham, Alicia Wenzel, Roberta Linder, and Mary F. Rice
  • Educator development / Virginia M. Jagla, Kim K. Winter, Amanda Wall, Dana Bickmore, Heather Rogers Haverback, and Kriss Kemp-Graham
  • The state of curriculum in the middle grades / James F. Nagle, Stephanie M. Lemley, Karen Weller Swanson, Mary Beth Schaefer, Kristina N. Falbe, Steven Netcoh, and Kristie W. Smith
  • Social and emotional learning in the middle grades / Katherine Main and Mary Ann O'Neil
  • Digital technologies in the middle grades / Penny A. Bishop, Francine Falk-Ross, P. Gayle Andrews, Stephanie Cronenberg, Clarice M. Moran, and Christopher S. Weiler
  • Middle grades schools and structures / Cheryl R. Ellerbrock, Kristina N. Falbe, and Dana Pomykal Franz
  • Next steps : discussion and recommendations / Micki M. Caskey
  • The MLER SIG research agenda / Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group.