This book motivates and supports middle-level schools to make the full range of young adolescents' developmental growth and learning needs the overriding focus of the whole school community. Jeanne Gibbs presents a lively synthesis of a wealth of research studies and effective practices, which support the Tribes Learning Community developmental approach.

This comprehensive book provides the research-based framework, pedagogy, concepts, and strategies that are essential for engaging all by creating high school learning communities. Topics discussed include critical indicators of the very different needs of 21st-century youth, voices of students themselves, and a consensus of recommendations from the literature and studies, including the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).