Current research around the middle grades has brought a heightened
attention by teachers, policymakers, and researchers recognizing that
this stage is a time when a students' health and social and emotional
well-being directly impacts their academic progress. To date, school
leaders and teachers have not been well served by explicit resources for
middle grades education that focus on aspects of the health and
well-being of young adolescent learners to support the planning of
curriculum and teaching and to support teachers and leaders working with
this age-group. The purpose of this research - based volume is to fill
that gap and to enable school leaders, teachers, academics, and teacher
candidates to develop successfully an understanding of the health and
well-being aspects of young adolescent learners and provide them with
the necessary tools and information to address the health and well-being
needs of young adolescent learners.