The Organization and Characteristics of Middle School Often Do Not

question 91

Multiple Choice

The organization and characteristics of middle school often do not fit young adolescents' needs, which means that there is little:

• A) stage-environment fit.
• B) student-driven focus.
• C) student-teacher balance.
• D) academic-social match.

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Definitions:

Instrumental Objectives

Goals that are pursued as means to an end, serving as tools or mechanisms to achieve something else.

Member Affective Needs

The emotional and psychological requirements or preferences of members within a group or organization.

Cohesion

The force that holds a group of people together, ensuring unity and solidarity.

Multidimensionality

The characteristic of having several dimensions or facets, often used to describe complex phenomena that cannot be adequately understood through a single perspective or variable.