The project chairman of NASSP's National Study of Schools in the Middle highlights in this article what he considers the more significant and interesting findings of the study as they relate to the daily activities of the middle level principal.
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Alexander, William M.A Study of Organizational Patterns of Reorganized Middle Schools. Washington, D.C.: Office of Education, 1968.
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Brooks, Kenneth.The Middle School, A National Survey. Lexington, Ky.: Center for Professional Development, 1977.
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Keefe, James W.; Clark, Donald C.; Nickerson, Neal C., Jr.; and Valentine, Jerry W.The Middle Level Principalship: The Effective Middle Level Principal. Reston, Va.: National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1983 .
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References to the 1966 study are from Donald Rock and John Hemphill, The Junior High Principalship. Reston, Va.: National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1966 .
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Rogers, Mary Ann, and McLellan, P. B. A Study of the Demography of Schools for Early Adolescents. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Education, 1981.
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Valentine, Jerry W.; Clark, Donald C.; Nickerson, Neal C., Jr.; and Keefe, James W.The Middle Level Principalship: A Survey of Middle Level Principals and Programs. Reston, Va.: National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1982 . (This book served as the primary source of data for this manuscript.)
