A Multi-Study Examination of the Validity of A Risk and Protection Factor Model for Young Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Use - Vicki L. Schmitt, Bruce B. Frey, Michelle L. Dunham, Carol A. Carman

 Exploring the Dynamics of Academic Reconnections: A Case Study of Middle School Teachers' Efforts and Students' Responses - David Strahan, Constance Victoria Faircloth, Mellie Cope, Sally Hundley

 Reading Achievement, Suspensions and African American Males in Middle School - Kenneth A. Anderson, Keith E. Howard, Anthony Graham

 Gender Perceptions of Middle Schoolers: The Good and the Bad - Karen R. Zittleman