November 2003 • Volume 35 • Number 2

30 Years of Advocating for Young Adolescents

The Future of Middle Level Education: Optimistic and Pessimistic Views
John H. Lounsbury & Gordon F. Vars
The middle school movement faces stiff challenges that can either sink it or lift it to new heights. What does the future hold?

Perspectives on the Middle School Movement: Snapshots from the Past
P. Elizabeth Pate & K. Denise Muth
Over the past 30 years a community of teachers, administrators, professors, and parents has emerged to advocate for young adolescents.

Changes in Middle School Journal Content Over 30 Years
Dana L. Bickmore, Angela G. Fiske, Cynthia L. Altman Lowe, Timothy M. Mullen, Wendel L. Paisley, Audra K. Parker, P. Elizabeth Pate, Rachel J. Pinnow, Donna M. Robinson, R. P. Rogan, Dawn A. Stoner, Pamela W. Stratton, Nicole L. Torrence, & D. Bradford Walters
Middle school organization and the instruction of young adolescents have dominated the pages of the Journal over the past 30 years.

Multiple Change Agents Work for Middle Grades School Reform
P. Gayle Andrews, P. Elizabeth Pate, & Angela G. Fiske
Middle grades reform has resulted from the efforts of many associations over the years.

Departments

The Editor Reflects
Tom Erb
With Renewed Commitment: This We Still Believe

30 Years of Advocating for Young Adolescents
P. Elizabeth Pate
Middle Level Education: An Eventful Past, A Challenging Future

Middle School Leadership
Sally N. Clark & Donald C. Clark
Perspectives on Three Decades of the Middle Level Principalship

Middle School Renewal
Nancy Flowers, Steven B. Mertens, & Peter F. Mulhall
Lessons Learned from More Than a Decade of Middle Grades Research