More Evidence for the Implementation of Middle Level Practices

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Beane, J.A. "Turning the Floor Over: Reflections on a Middle School Curriculum ." Middle School Journal 3( 1992): 34-40.

Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development. Turning Points: Preparing Youth for the 21st Century. New York: Carnegie Corporation, 1989.

Clark, S.N. , and Clark, D.C. "Restructuring Middle Schools: Strategies for Using Turning Points ." Schools in the Middle: Theory into Practice, December 1990.

—. Restructuring the Middle Level School: Implications for School Leaders. Albany: State University of New York, 1994.

Epstein, J.L. , and Mac Iver, D.J. Education in the Middle Grades: Overview of National Practices and Trends . Columbus, Ohio: National Middle School Association, 1990.

George, P.S. , and Alexander, W.M. The Exemplary Middle School, 2d ed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993.

George, P.S. , and Shewey, K. New Evidence for the Middle School. Columbus, Ohio : National Middle School Association, 1994.

Irvin, J.L. "Developmentally Appropriate Instruction: The Heart of the Middle School ." In Transforming Middle Level Education: Perspectives and Possibilities, edited by J. L. Irvin. Needham Heights, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon , 1992.

Louisiana Middle Grades Advisory Committee. Turning Points for Louisiana: A Blueprint for Quality Middle Schools. Baton Rouge, La.: The Louisiana Department of Education , November 1989.

Manning, M.L. Developmentally Appropriate Middle Level Schools. Wheaton, Md.: Association for Childhood Education International, 1993 .

Milgram, J. "A Portrait of Diversity: The Middle Level Student." In Transforming Middle Level Education: Perspectives and Possibilities, edited by J. L. Irvin. Needham Heights, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon, 1992.

National Middle School Association. This We Believe, 2d ed. Columbus, Ohio: NMSA, 1992.

Seghers, M.M. "The Level of Implementation and the Effects of the Carnegie (1989) Recommendations in Louisiana Sixth and Seventh Grade Public Schools." Doctoral dissertation, University of New Orleans, 1995.

Strahan, D.B. "Turning Points and Beyond: Coming of Age in Middle Level Research ." In Transforming Middle Level Education: Perspectives and Possibilities, edited by J. L. Irvin. Needham Heights, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon , 1992.