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ERIC Number: EJ677672
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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What Is Tracking? Cultural Expectations in the United States, Germany, and Japan.
LeTendre, Gerald K.; Hofer, Barbara K.; Shimizu, Hidetada
American Educational Research Journal, v40 n1 p43-89 Spr 2003
Used data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to study tracking as curricular differentiation and student placement in elementary and secondary school in the United States, Germany, and Japan. Findings show clear national differences and conflicts based on dominant cultural beliefs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Track System (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany; Japan; United States
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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