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Author McKay, Jack A.

Title Schools in the middle : developing a middle-level orientation / Jack A. McKay.

Publication Info. Thousand Oaks, Calif : Corwin Press, [1995]
©1995

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  373.236 M153S    Check Shelf
Description xi, 67 pages ; 22 cm.
Series Roadmaps to success
Roadmaps to success.
Contents Foreword / Jerry J. Herman and Janice L. Herman -- 1. The journey toward a middle-level school. The junior high school. Phase 1: problems and opportunities. Phase 2: philosophy and theory. Phase 3: bridging theory and practice. Transition strategies -- 2. The emergence of the middle-level school. Characteristics of the middle-level school. Middle-level school theory. Effective schools research. Components of the middle-level grades. The curriculum in the middle-level grades. The guidance program. Grouping students in the middle-level grades. The student. Teachers in the middle-level school -- 3. The two Cs: change and conflict. Conditions for change. Politics of change. Sources of resistance to change. Conditions for successful change. Barriers to successful change. Responding to conflict. Managing conflict -- 4. Leadership and vision building. Leadership definition. Leadership for the middle-level school. Leadership and credibility. Vision building.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-67).
Subject Middle schools -- United States.
Middle schools -- United States -- Administration.
Indexed Term Secondary schools
United States
ISBN 0803962320 alkaline paper
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