An International Look at Educating Young Adolescents (Hardcover, New)

A volume in The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education series (Sponsored by the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group and the National Middle School Association ) Studies like the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) have compared the performance of U.S. middle grade students (i.e., eighth graders) to those in other countries. In relation to middle grade schools, 20 countries outperformed the United States in mathematics and nine countries scored above the U.S. in science. The intent of this volume of The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education, An International Look at Educating Young Adolescents, is to broaden our understanding of middle grade schooling by critically examining the education of young adolescents (ages 10-15, typically grades 6-8) through an international lens. In addition to looking at how schooling and students are organized for teaching and learning, this handbook will focus on the successes and failures that are evident in a wide variety of nations, present the indictments and praises that have been offered by supporters and critics alike, and review the research that has been generated about educating young adolescents in an effort to cross national boundaries. Ultimately, this volume of the handbook series will explore what international perspectives teach us about the effective education of young adolescents.

General

Imprint:	Information Age Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education
Release date:	2009
First published:	2009
Editors:	Steven B. Mertens • Vincent A. Anfara • Kathleen Roney
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	432
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-60752-042-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Adolescents
LSN:	1-60752-042-7
Barcode:	9781607520429

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!