Growing Pains: The Making of America's Middle School Teachers. - book reviews

Adolescence, Winter, 1996

Commissioned by the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, this report examines the findings of the largest study of its kind on middle-grades teacher preparation. Of the more than 2,100 middle school teachers polled, a startling minority came to their jobs well-prepared to instruct young adolescents.

Chapters include: status of middle level teacher preparation; planning for the 1993 study: what experts recommend should be done to strengthen middle level teacher preparation; the 1993 study of middle level teacher preparation; teacher voices: comments and open-ended responses; beyond add-on courses: conclusions and recommendations.