Middle School Teacher Education: A Progress Report

A Comparative Study of Junior High Schools and Middle Schools in The State of Kansas

“…-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.…”

An investigation of the relationship between biographical characteristics and job satisfaction among middle school teachers in four suburban school districts

“…attempt to provide the early adolescent with a unique educational program" (Pook, 1981, p. 102). For the last twenty five years the literature has reflected the lack of training of teachers for these students in the middle and these schools in the middle (George & McEwin, 1978). What we had were not only students and schools in the middle, but teachers in the middle as well.…”

“…2 The last two decades have seen enormous growth in the number of middle schools, and further growth of the concept of the middle school, as opposed to the more traditional format of elementary, junior high, and/or senior high. In the fall of 1976 there were approximately 5,000 middle schools established nationwide (George & McEwin, 1978), while by 1983 this number had grown to approximately 12,000 (McEwin, 1983). Such rapid growth outstrips the development attributed to junior high schools in the 1920's (1925 -254 junior highs; 1934 -1,948 junior highs) (Lounsbury & Vars, 1980).…”