Table of Contents
Curriculum integration : theory, practice, and reasearch for a sustainable future / Billy O'Steen ... et al. -- Exploratory education in a society of knowledge and risk / Leonard J. Waks -- Developmental appropriateness versus academic rigor : an untenable dualism in middle level education / Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., and Leonard J. Waks -- Culturally responsive instructional processes / Dave F. Brown -- Every student and every teacher : crossing the boundaries of middle level, TESOL, bilingual, and special education / Ellen Skilton-Sylvester and Graciela Slesaransky-Poe -- Authentic curriculum : strengthening middle level education / Micki M. Caskey -- The relationship between middle-grades teacher certification and teaching practices / Steven B. Mertens, Nancy Flowers, and Peter Mulhall -- Character education infused into middle level education / Thomas F. Mandeville and Rich Radcliffe -- Reculturing middle schools to use cross-curricular portfolios to support integrated learning / Sue Thompson -- Enabling "algebra for all" with a facilitated instructional program : a case study of a talent development middle school / Robert Balfanz, Douglas Mac Iver, and Debbie Ryan -- Cohorts in middle level teacher preparation : transformational possibilities and complexities / Joanne M. Arhar and Alicia R. Crowe.