The Middle School Concept Implementation Gap: A Leadership Lens

University of Vermont - Middle Grades Review. Waterman Hall, Burlington, VT 05405. Web site: http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/mgreview

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Middle School Students; Case Studies; Comparative Analysis; Instructional Leadership; Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; Barriers; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Cultural Awareness; School Community Relationship; School Organization; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Parent School Relationship

United States; Canada

2379-4690

Middle school scholars periodically lament the lack of holistic implementation of the middle school concept (Alverson et al., 2021; Dickinson & Butler, 2001; Lounsbury, 2013; Schaefer et al., 2016). The results of a case study conducted in Alberta, Canada (Rheaume, 2018) are compared to a recent examination of the current status of middle schools in America (Alverson et al.) to illustrate common implementation gaps and challenges. Consideration of the role of middle level leadership in supporting the implementation of the middle school concept is followed by a proposed expansion of the Developmentally Responsive Middle Level Leadership (DRMLL) model (Brown et al., 2002).

As Provided

2022

EJ1357746