The Nongraded School [electronic resource]

Most of the 20 articles in this collection are by education professors and school principals from various sections of the U.S. Included are an editorial on the nongraded school; an overview of definitions, history, and research on nongraded schools; some preliminary findings of a 1967 NEA survey of...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Author: National Education Association of the United States. Department of Elementary School Principals
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1968.
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Summary:Most of the 20 articles in this collection are by education professors and school principals from various sections of the U.S. Included are an editorial on the nongraded school; an overview of definitions, history, and research on nongraded schools; some preliminary findings of a 1967 NEA survey of the principalship; suggested guidelines for planning, establishing, and maintaining a nongraded school; discussion of curriculum for nongraded schools; discussion of the responsibilities of teachers in nongraded schools for home-school communication; suggestions for research analysis and planning; report of a national survey of practices in nongraded elementary schools; reviews of three books on nongraded schools; suggestions for the preservice and inservice education of principals and teachers for nongraded schools; description of a program in which reading level is the criterion for classroom assignment; program description of a nongraded middle school; and 22 questions suggested for study and discussion of the nongraded school idea. Other articles are "Jump on the Nongraded Bandwagon? Stop! Wait!"; "Profile of the Nongraded Child"; "The Report Card on a Nongraded School"; "Travels with Apache: A Tour of Nongraded Schools" (the typical, the atypical, and the ideal); "Physical Facilities for Nongraded Schools"; and "From Kindergarten to What?" (JS)
Item Description:ERIC Document Number: ED032242.
Availability: National Education Association, 1201 16th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (Stock #181-05550; Single copy, $2.00; discounts on quantity orders).
ERIC Note: A reprint of articles from the November 1967 and January 1968 issues of THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL.
Educational level discussed: Middle Schools.
Physical Description:94 p.