By Patrick Akos

With particular examples of most sensible practices from heart colleges around the state, this publication positive factors research-based options and proposals for transition courses. It covers the jobs of college principals, counselors, lecture room academics, and the vital place of work.

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45. Borgen, 1995. 46. Brawer, 1996. 47. , 2000. 48. Colorado Department of Education, 2001. 49. Gallagher, 1994. 50. Gallagher, 1994. 51. Patterson, 1996. 52. Mitchell, 1997. 53. Tillman & Ford, 2001. 2 The Developmental Transition of Starting Middle School The transition from elementary to middle school represents a rite of passage for many youth. The movement into adolescence has itself been labeled a turning point or transition, with potential for great promise as well as numerous problems. With no formal rite of passage into adulthood, the stage of early adolescence is often seen as the formative struggle from childhood to adulthood.

Bell & Bromnick, 2003. 7. , 2001. 8. Petersen, Leffert, Graham, Alwin, & Ding, 1997. 9. Koening & Gladstone, 1998. 10. Pruitt, 1998, p. 23. 11. Vernon, 1993, p. 115. 12. Eccles, Lord, & Roeser, 1996. 13. , 1993. 14. Dryfoos, 1990. 15. LeFrancois, 2001. 16. Roeser, Eccles, & Sameroff, 2000, p. 464. 17. O’Malley & Bachman, 1983. 18. Vernon, 1993. 19. Anderson, Jacobs, Schramm, & Spittberger, 2000. 20. , 2000. 3 The Systemic and Ecological Transition in Starting Middle School Although traditional developmental theory has offered warnings about the tumultuous time of puberty and adolescence, it also highlights this stage as a time of challenge and opportunity.

1 The significant individual developmental changes that occur, in combination with the transition from elementary to middle school, have important implications for school personnel. 2 This chapter highlights aspects of pubertal change and facets of developmental change that occur for most students moving from elementary to middle school. Early adolescence is a qualitatively distinct developmental phase. ”3 This negative view of early adolescence in popular culture causes many adults to lower expectations or be pessimistic.

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