International handbook of middle level education theory, research, and policy

"A 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. It is comprehensive in its treatment of middle level research and international in scope"--

Capturing a moment in middle level education theory, research, and policy / David C. Virtue -- Hope is work : a critical vision for middle grades education / Susan Y. Leonard and P. Gayle Andrews -- The International Baccalaureate middle years programme (MYP) in US middle level schools / Robin Dever -- Democratic living and learning as a signature pedagogy for middle level teacher preparation / Karynne L.M. Kleine, Joanne L. Previts, and Nancy B. Mizelle -- A framework for classroom caring that challenges the Eurocratic norm in middle level schools and classrooms / Toni M. Williams and Susi Long -- Exemplary middle level education in three Pacific contexts : Hawai'i, American Samoa and the Republic of the Marshall Islands / Paul D. Deering, Deborah K. Zuercher, Kezia M. Curry, and Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka -- Understanding young adolescents through the intersection of cognitive neuroscience, psychology, and educational pedagogy / Erika Daniels -- Using a cognitive apprenticeship approach to prepare middle grades students for the cognitive demands of the 21st century / Victoria Cardullo -- The effects of contemporary technology on young adolescents' socioemotional behaviors and learnin…