Adolescent lives in transition : how social class influences the adjustment to middle school /

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"Addressing the issues of educational equity and social class diversity, Donna Marie San Antonio documents the challenges adolescents face when making the transition from elementary school to middle school. The book explorers the values, resources, and ways of interacting that students from div...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: San Antonio, Donna Marie, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Middle schools > United States > Sociological aspects > Case studies.
Middle school students > United States > Social conditions > 21st century > Case studies.
Écoles moyennes > États-Unis > Aspect sociologique > Études de cas.
EDUCATION > Secondary.
Middle school students > Social conditions
Middle schools > Sociological aspects
United States
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A methodology for research with young students
  • Hillside : on the way to somewhere else
  • Lakeview : journey's end
  • Mountainview Middle School
  • Sixth grade hopes, seventh grade discoveries
  • A transition for parents and teachers
  • Classrooms, teams, and teaching styles
  • How students shape less-structured environments
  • Peer, home, and school self-esteem
  • Extracurricular participation
  • Ability grouping
  • Success and struggle in the transition to middle school
  • Implications for research, policy, and practice.

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