Middle Level Teacher Development for Advocacy: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Kristie W. Smith,
P. Gayle Andrews,
Jessica DeMink-Carthew
Abstract:In the realm of middle level education, advocacy is an integral aspect of school culture and community. Advocacy helps to foster a school environment characterized by a sense of respect and value for young adolescents and should take up an awareness of the social and cognitive characteristics of young adolescents. Advocacy competency is also a necessary teacher disposition to foster socially just and successful middle school cultures and climates. We conducted a systematic review of the literature guided by th… Show more
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