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The Journal of Early Adolescence
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The Relationship of School Program Features to the Attitudes and Performance of Early Adolescents

Alexis L. Mitman

Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development

Andrea A. Lash

Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development

John R. Mergendeller

Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development

This study investigated four school features that are consistent with the middle school concept to determine which, if any, had the expected positive relationship with affective and cognitive student outcomes. Each of six schools studied had at least one of four program features classified as consistent with the middle school movement. For each feature, the analyses compared the average of scores for seventh graders in schools with and without the feature for each outcome, controlling for initial achievement differences. A general trend appeared over these analyses: specific program features consistent with the middle school concept were most often related to lower student performance. Reasons for and implications of these unexpected results are discussed.

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 5, No. 2, 161-182 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/0272431685052002
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