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Responding to Parent and Public Concerns About Middle Level Schools
Abstract
An April 1998 NASSP Bulletin article by Williamson and Johnston, "Listening to Four Communities: Parent and Public Concerns About Middle Level Schools," reported the findings of a study in four diverse communities. What can be done to respond to those concerns?
... 98; Falbo, Lein & Amadow, 2001; Falbo & Lein, 1999; Rice, 2001). Parental involvement is seen by researchers as important in transition. Parents need to attend meetings to discuss transfer arrangements and choices of schools. Meetings between teachers need to take place, and common understanding of curriculum arrived at (Nicholls & Gardner, 1999;). Williamson & Johnston (1998) found that underlying many parent concerns was a belief that American middle level schools lacked academic rigour. In one school, an examination of results on state achievement tests revealed a persistent pattern of underachievement by minority students; the school acknowledged its areas of weakness and used them as an opportunity for g ...
This report contains a review of recent research literature concerning students' transition from primary to secondary schooling, with a focus on the New Zealand context. The report identifies both New Zealand and international literature and in particular discusses findings relating to the impact of transition upon student achievement and adjustment to secondary school.
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