The Legacy of Middle School Leaders: In Their Own Words (Hc)

ISBN-13: 9781617354731 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 440 str.

Tracy W. Smith; C. Kenneth McEwin

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A volume in The Handbook of Resources in Middle Level EducationSeries Editors: Steven B. Mertens, Illinois State University andVincent A. Anfara, Jr. The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleSponsored by the Middle Level Education Research SIG of AERA, this inauguralvolume in the new IAP book series, The Handbook of Resources in Middle LevelEducation, focuses on the contributions and impact of the leaders of the modernmiddle school movement. Contained with this volume are the edited transcriptsfrom 20 extensive interviews of the most influential leaders of the middle level movement, including suchnotable figures as William Alexander, Donald Eichhorn, John Lounsbury, Conrad Toepfer, and Gordon Vars.This historic volume will be an invaluable resource to proponents, advocates, and students of the middle schoolconcept and developmentally appropriate education for young adolescents.