Middle School Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Hc) (Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education) [Hardcover] Anfara, Vincent A. Jr. and Stacki, Sandra L.

Anfara, Vincent A. Jr. [Editor]; Stacki, Sandra L. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 1931576777 / ISBN 13: 9781931576772

Published by Information Age Publishing, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Middle School Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (Hc) (Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education) [Hardcover] Anfara, Vincent A. Jr. and Stacki, Sandra L.
• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1931576777
• ISBN 13: 9781931576772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 18 ounces

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Synopsis

This handbook explores the curriculum, instruction and assessment used in middle schools. The essays cover: curriculum integration - history and research; the relationship between middle grades teacher certification and teaching practices; and cohorts in middle level teacher preparation.

About the Author

Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., is Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Policy Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Before entering the professorate he taught for 23 years in both middle and high schools in Louisiana and New Mexico. He is the coeditor (with Kirby, 2000) of Voices from the Middle: Decrying What Is; Imploring What Could Be and series editor for The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education. His most recent book is From the Desk of the Middle School Principal: Leadership Responsive to the Needs of Young Adolescents (with Brown, 2002). He serves as the President of the Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association and is a member of the National Middle School Association’s Research Committee.

Sandra L. Stacki is the Middle Level Coordinator in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Hofstra University in New York; she works with preservice undergraduate and graduate students as well as doctoral students. Along with middle level courses, she teaches courses on curriculum change, educational practice, gender issues, qualitative research, and international/comparative education. Her research interests include teacher development and empowerment, women teachers, teaming, partnerships, and qualitative and feminist research in both national and international contexts.