“…-41- Alexander, Williams, Compton, Hines, Prescott, and Kealy (1969), Compton (1978), Curtis and Bidwell (1977), , Guidelines for Middle Grades Education (n.d.), Kindred, Wolotkiewicz, Mickelson, Coplein, and Dyson (1976), Klingele (1979), Leeper (1974), George and McEwin (1978), Lounsbury and Vars (1978), and~ Programmatic Definition (1977). A second area of concern was centered around the characteristics and background of teachers of early adolescents (Alexander, et.…”