Middle School Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education)

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.

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.