Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education (2nd ed.) (eBook)

Micki M Caskey, Nancy Flowers, Steven B Mertens (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
471 Seiten
Information Age Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-68123-571-4 (ISBN)

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The second edition of The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education has been revised, updated, and expanded since its original publication in 2005. The Encyclopedia is a comprehensive overview of the field; it contains alphabetically organized entries that address important concepts, ideas, terms, people, organizations, publications, and research studies specifically related to middle grades education. This edition contains over 210 entries from nearly 160 expert contributors, this is a 25% increase in the number of entries over the first edition. The Encyclopedia is aimed at a general audience including undergraduate students in middle?level teacher preparation programs, graduate students, higher education faculty, and practitioners and administrators. The comprehensive list of entries are comprised of both short entries (500 words) and longer entries (2000 words). A significant number of entries appearing in the first edition have been revised and updated. Citations and references are provided for each entry.

Inhalt

Cover 1
Series page 3
The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education, 2nd edition 4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 5
Dedication 6
Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group 7
Contents 8
List of Entries 10
About the Editors 14
List of Contributors 16
Foreword 20
Introduction to the Second Edition 22
A 26
A CURRICULUM FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS 26
A MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM: FROM RHETORIC TO REALITY 27
ABILITY GROUPING 27
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 30
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE 34
ACCELERATED SCHOOLS 37
ACCOUNTABILITY 37
ACCREDITATION AND MIDDLE LEVELTEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS 41
ACHIEVEMENT GAP 44
ACHIEVEMENT TESTS 47
ADAPTATIONS, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS 50
ADMINISTRATORS: MIDDLE LEVEL PRINCIPALS 53
ADVISORY PROGRAMS 56
AFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT 60
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS 63
ALEXANDER, WILLIAM M. 67
ALTERNATIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS 68
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION 71
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS 72
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH 72
AMLE MAGAZINE 73
ANFARA, VINCENT A., JR. 74
ARNOLD, JOHN 75
ARTH, ALFRED A. 75
ARTS EDUCATION 76
AS I SEE IT 80
ASSESSMENT: FORMATIVE EVALUATION 80
ASSESSMENT: SUMMATIVE EVALUATION 82
ASSOCIATION FOR MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION 84
ASSOCIATION FOR SUPERVISION AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 85
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT 86
B 90
BEANE, JAMES A. 90
BERGMANN, SHERREL 91
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT 92
BRAIN GROWTH PERIODIZATION 95
BREAKING RANKS FRAMEWORK 97
BRIDGES PROJECT 98
BRIGGS, THOMAS 99
BULLYING 99
C 104
CARNEGIE COUNCIL ON ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 104
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE 105
CENTER FOR EARLY ADOLESCENCE 106
CENTER FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 106
CHARTER SCHOOLS 107
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT 111
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT 114
COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING 117
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS 119
COLLEGIATE MIDDLE LEVEL ASSOCIATION 122
THE COMMITTEE OF TEN REPORT 122
COMMON PLANNING TIME 123
COMMUNITY 125
COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM 128
COOPERATIVE LEARNING 131
COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS 134
COUNSELING 135
CURRICULUM ALIGNMENT 137
CURRICULUM: CORE 141
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 144
CURRICULUM INTEGRATION 147
CURRICULUM: INTERDISCIPLINARY UNIT 150
D 156
DEMOCRATIC CLASSROOMS 156
DEVELOPMENTAL RESPONSIVENESS 158
DEWEY, JOHN 162
DICKINSON, THOMAS S. 162
DODA, NANCY M. 163
DOUGLASS, HARL R. 164
E 166
EARLY AWARENESS 166
EARLY INDICATOR SYSTEMS 169
EDNA MCCONNELL CLARK FOUNDATION 173
EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS 173
EICHHORN, DONALD H. 177
THE EIGHT-YEAR STUDY 178
THE EIGHT-YEAR STUDY REVISITED: LESSONS FROM THE PAST FOR THE PRESENT 178
ELIOT, CHARLES W. 179
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS 179
ERB, THOMAS O. 184
ERIKSON, ERIK 185
THE EXEMPLARY MIDDLE SCHOOL 186
EXPLORATORY CURRICULUM 186
F 190
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS 190
THE FORGOTTEN MIDDLE: ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE ON TARGET FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS 194
G 196
GAINING GROUND IN THE MIDDLE GRADES: WHY SOME SCHOOLS DO BETTER 196
GARVIN, JAMES P. 197
GATEWOOD, THOMAS E. 197
GEORGE, PAUL S. 198
GIFTED STUDENTS/PROGRAMS 199
GRADE CONFIGURATION: K–8 VERSUS MIDDLE GRADES 202
GRADE CONFIGURATIONS AT THE MIDDLE LEVEL 206
GROWING UP FORGOTTEN: A REVIEW OF RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS CONCERNING EARLY ADOLESCENCE 210
GRUHN, WILLIAM T. 211
H 212
HALL, G. STANLEY 212
THE HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH IN MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION 213
THE HANDBOOK OF RESOURCES IN MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION 214
HEALTH: COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS 215
HEALTH: MENTAL HEALTH AND YOUNG ADOLESCENTS 219
HISTORICAL AND INFLUENTIAL PUBLICATIONS IN MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION 220
I 224
IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT 224
INCLUSION 227
INCLUSION: STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 229
INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION SCIENCES 232
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION 232
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS/STRATEGIES 236
INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM ORGANIZATION 238
J 244
JOHNSTON, J. HOWARD 244
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT RESEARCH 245
JOURNAL OF EARLY ADOLESCENCE 245
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 245
K 248
KILPATRICK, WILLIAM H. 248
KOOS, LEONARD V. 249
L 252
LEADERSHIP 252
LEARNING FORWARD 255
LEARNING STYLES 256
LILLY ENDOWMENT, INC. 258
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY 260
LIPSITZ, JOAN S. 263
LITERACY 263
LOOPING 267
LOUNSBURY, JOHN H. 271
M 274
McEWIN, C. KENNETH 274
MELTON, GEORGE E. 275
MENTORING AND INDUCTION 275
MIDDLE GRADES RESEARCH JOURNAL 278
MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION—ORIGIN OF THE TERM 279
MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION RESEARCH SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP 281
MIDDLE LEVEL LEADERSHIP CENTER 282
MIDDLE LEVEL LITERATURE 283
MIDDLE SCHOOL JOURNAL 285
MINDSET: THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS 286
MOTIVATION 287
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION 291
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES 293
N 298
NATIONAL ADOLESCENT LITERACY COALITION 298
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS 299
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSORS OF MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION 299
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS 300
NASSP NATIONAL MIDDLE LEVEL STUDIES 301
NATIONAL BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS 302
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (NCES) MIDDLE LEVEL STUDIES 303
NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM 303
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 304
NATIONAL FORUM TO ACCELERATE MIDDLE-GRADES REFORM 305
NATIONAL MIDDLE GRADES RESEARCH PROJECT ON COMMON PLANNING TIME 305
NEW AMERICAN SCHOOLS 307
NEW LITERACIES 307
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001 311
O 316
ONLINE LEARNING 316
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES 319
P 324
PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS 324
PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS 325
PEER TUTORING 326
PIAGET, JEAN 328
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES 329
PROGRAM OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT 332
PROGRESSIVISM 333
R 336
RELATIONSHIPS 336
RESEARCH AND RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF THIS WE BELIEVE (2ND ED.) 339
RESEARCH IN MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION ONLINE 339
RESEARCH TO GUIDE PRACTICE IN MIDDLE GRADES EDUCATION 340
R3 = RESEARCH, RHETORIC, AND REALITY: A STUDY OF STUDIES 341
RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION 342
RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOLS 345
S 350
SCHEDULING: FLEXIBLE INTERDISCIPLINARY BLOCK SCHEDULES 350
SCHOOL CULTURE 356
SCHOOL SIZE 360
SCHOOLS TO WATCH 363
SCHOOL-WITHIN-SCHOOL ORGANIZATION 365
SELF-CONCEPT/SELF-ESTEEM 368
SERVICE LEARNING 371
SHADOW STUDIES 374
SHOOTING FOR THE SUN: THE MESSAGE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL REFORM 376
SMARTER BALANCE ASSESSMENT CONSORTIUM 377
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING 378
THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE 381
SOUNDINGS: A DEMOCRATIC STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION 382
SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD 382
SPECIAL EDUCATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS 383
SPORTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS 386
STANDARDS 390
STEM—SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH 394
STEVENSON, CHRISTOPHER 397
STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES 398
SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS FOR YOUNG ADOLESCENTS 402
SWAIM, JOHN H. 402
SWAIM, SUE 403
T 406
TAKING CENTER STAGE 406
TEACHER CERTIFICATION 407
TEACHER PRESERVICE PREPARATION 410
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 413
TEACHING MIDDLE YEARS: RETHINKING CURRICULUM, PEDAGOGY AND ASSESSMENT 415
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION 416
TESTING 419
TESTING: HIGH STAKES 421
THEMATIC UNITS 425
THIRD INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDY 427
THIS WE BELIEVE: KEYS TO EDUCATING YOUNG ADOLESCENTS 428
TITLE I 429
TOEPFER, JR., CONRAD F. 431
TRANSITION PROGRAMS 432
TRANSITIONS 436
TURNING POINTS 2000: EDUCATING ADOLESCENTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY 439
TURNING POINTS: PREPARING AMERICAN YOUTH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 440
21st CENTURY SKILLS 441
TYLER, RALPH W. 443
U 446
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 446
UNDERACHIEVEMENT 447
URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 451
V 456
VARS, GORDON F. 456
VYGOTSKY, LEV 457
W 458
W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION 458
WE GAIN MORE THAN WE GIVE: TEAMING IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS 459
WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE 459
Y 462
YOUNG ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT 462
Index 466

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
• ISBN-10: 1-68123-571-4 / 1681235714
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68123-571-4 / 9781681235714