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University of Northern Iowa

Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration

1988

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Iowa Middle Level Schools: Grade Level Groupings, Titles, Instructional Patterns, And Pupil Control Orientations, Patricia Mary Holthaus Jan 1988

Iowa Middle Level Schools: Grade Level Groupings, Titles, Instructional Patterns, And Pupil Control Orientations, Patricia Mary Holthaus

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Iowa middle level schools during the spring semester of 1988 were described in terms of grade level groupings, titles, instructional patterns, and pupil control orientations of teachers. This data was compared to data about Iowa middle level schools collected during the 1970-71 and 1979-80 years as well as data collected in recent years form studies across the nation. Changes in middle level education were documented.

The study was divided into two major parts with separate samples, instruments, data collection, and data presentation procedures. During the first part of the study, all 4-6, 4-8, 5-6, 5-8, 6-8, 6-9, 7-8, and 7-9 …