Middle Grades Review

Middle Grades Review

Middle Grades Review provides a provocative forum for debate within the field of middle grades education. Inviting a critical perspective, the Review is a peer-reviewed, open access venue for scholars and practitioners who wish to broaden the discourse of middle grades education by challenging conventional wisdom. The Review seeks pieces that explore three themes: Democratic Education, Innovation, and Social Justice, in relation to middle grades education and early adolescence.

Current Issue: Creating and Sustaining Equitable Communities (Volume 10, Issue 2, 2024)

Young Adolescent Engagement: Editorial Remarks

James F. Nagle, Saint Michael's College and Penny A. Bishop, Boston University

Essays

Risk Factors and Their Effect on Young Adolescents' Health and Well-Being

Steven B. Mertens, Illinois State University and Micki M. Caskey, Portland State University

Self-Directed Learning and Service Learning in Middle Grades: What are the Connections and Implications?

Katy Farber, Saint Michael's College and Rachel Mark, Vermont State University

Research

Urban Educators' Journey with Restorative Justice: Insights and Challenges

Kathy Brown; Jennifer Grace, University of Houston, Clear Lake; and Lisa A. Jones, University of Houston - Clear Lake

Practitioner Perspectives

Nurturing Lifelong Readers: The Power of Near-Peer Mentoring for Young Adolescents and Their Mentors

Lindsay Persohn, University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee; Karyn Zalman Mendez, Independent Scholar; Dulcey Bishop Hunter, University of South Florida; Chelsea Rivera, University of South Florida; and Cheryl R. Ellerbrock, University of South Florida