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... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > formal education > educational stages > secondary education > lower secondary education > middle school
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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > secondary education > lower secondary education > middle school
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > school systems, structures, and processes > secondary education > lower secondary education > middle school
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > school types > middle school
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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > schools > school types > middle school
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > instrumental communities > schools > school types > middle school
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > schools > middle school
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > educational institutions > schools > middle school
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > schools > middle school
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > instrumental communities > schools > middle school

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  • The rise of schools dedicated to serving the needs of young adolescents began in the early 20th century with the development of the junior high school. As the number of years of compulsory education increased in the United States, the junior high school served as a bridge between elementary school and high school. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Middle School]

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