TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ames, Nancy. L.
AU  - Miller, Edward.
TI  - Changing middle schools: how to make schools work for young adolescent 
SN  - 9780787900069
U1  - 373.2136 AME 
PY  - 1994///
CY  - USA
PB  - Jossey- Bass
KW  - Middle schools
KW  - United States
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Education, Urban
KW  - Educational change
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Many young adolescents - children ages ten to fourteen - bring to school powerful feelings of anger, helplessness, and despair. The first indications of risky behavior and maladaptive patterns of achievement often appear during these middle school years. Schools designed to meet the intellectual, social, and emotional needs of this age group can make an enormous difference to high-risk youth, yet there is widespread

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