Full Description
Middle Grades Research Journal (MGRJ) is a refereed, peer reviewed journal that publishes original studies providing both empirical and theoretical frameworks that focus on middle grades education. A variety of articles are published quarterly in March, June, September, and December of each volume year.
Contents
Chapter 1. Meta-Analytic Evidence for Year-Round Education's Effect on Science and Social Studies Achievement; Dan Fitzpatrick.
Chapter 2. An Analysis of Discipline-Specific Academic Language Learning in Middle-School Students; Meghan A. Sweeney and Dianna Townsend.
Chapter 3. The Effects of School Grade Span Configuration on Student Achievement in Middle School-Aged Children; Stacy L. Starks, DeAnna Owens-Mosby, and Ernest A. Rakow.
Chapter 4. Using Cluster Analysis to Explore Differences in the Reader Self-Perceptions of Adolescent Struggling Readers; Lindsey A. Chapman, Mary Beth Calhoon, and Jennifer Krawec.
Chapter 5. Middle School Football, Sense of School Membership, and Student Delinquency; Stephen J. Caldas, Stephanie V. Caldas, and Kevin Kurrus.
Chapter 6. Picturing School: Exploring Middle School Students' Perceptions of What Supports and Hinders Academic Success; Kathleen M. Alley.
Chapter 7. Making Meaning With Graphic Novels; Amy A. Bender.
Chapter 8. The Hybrid Effect: Perceptions and Experiences of University Students Regarding Hybrid Coursework in a Middle Level Education Program; Ellis Hurd and Angela Bowden.