ABSTRACT
The International Handbook of Middle Level Education Theory, Research, and Policy is a landmark resource for researchers, graduate students, policy makers, and practitioners who work in middle level education and associated fields of study. The volume provides an overview of the current state of middle level education theory, research, and policy; offers analysis and critique of the extant literature in the field; and maps new directions for research and theory development in middle level education. The handbook meets a pressing need in the field for a resource that is comprehensive in its treatment of middle level research and international in scope.
Chapter authors provide rationales for middle level education research and definitions of the field; discuss philosophical approaches and underpinnings for middle level education research; describe and critique frameworks for quality in middle level education; review research about young adolescent learners, middle level school programming, and educator preparation; and analyze public policies affecting middle level education at national, regional, and local levels.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Introduction to the Volume
part II|2 pages
Visions and Frameworks for Quality and Equity in Middle Level Education
chapter 6|25 pages
Exemplary Middle Level Education in Three Pacific Contexts
part III|2 pages
Characteristics of Learners in Middle Level Education Communities
chapter 10|12 pages
Engaging and Supporting Boys Through the Middle Years
part IV|2 pages
Characteristics of Middle Level Education Learning Environments
chapter 13|15 pages
Classroom Behavior Management in Middle Level Education
chapter 16|17 pages
Continuing Professional Development and Middle Years Teachers
part V|2 pages
Microcontexts of Middle Level Education Praxis
chapter 17|11 pages
Less Doing, More Being
chapter 18|21 pages
Starting with the Students
chapter 19|10 pages
Place-Based Education in Middle Level Education
chapter 20|12 pages
Making the Shift
part VI|2 pages
Macrocontexts of Middle Level Education Policy and Praxis
chapter 22|13 pages
Reforming Middle Years’ Education in Australia
chapter 25|14 pages
Middle Level Social Studies Education in Turkey
chapter 26|10 pages
Measuring What Matters
part VII|2 pages
Future Directions