Papers by Deborah McMurtrie
Meeting the academic, social, and emotional needs of our middle level students in the online environment
Middle School Journal
Social Diversity
Our Diverse Middle School Students
Differentiating Instruction
Our Diverse Middle School Students
In this study, candidates at two universities in the southeastern United States engaged in servic... more In this study, candidates at two universities in the southeastern United States engaged in service-learning projects that investigated the effects of service learning on pre-service teachers' understanding of the unique characteristics of young adolescents from diverse backgrounds and knowledge of middle level professional roles. Data were collected through a survey that included Likert scale and open-ended items. The data were used to determine the pre-service teachers' understanding of young adolescents and the professional role of middle level educators. The data are organized into four themes: (a) knowledge of young adolescent development, (b) advocacy for young adolescents, (c) family and cultural diversity, and (d) dispositions and professional behaviors. Within each theme, correlations are made to Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) standards and then specific data are provided to support the pre-service teachers’ relationship to each theme. The data provide... 
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Papers by Deborah McMurtrie