ERIC Number: EJ420661
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-1538
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The Repeat and Drop-out Problem: A Study in Brazil on the Role of the Teacher.
Davico, Maria Izabel
Prospects, v20 n1 p107-13 1990
Compares first grade dropout and repetition rates between regions and within two cities, Belem and Porto Alegre, Brazil. Focuses on teacher selection, qualifications, and attitudes through classroom observation, 72 interviews, and 155 questionnaires. Shows first grade teachers expect low-income students to fail and encourage failure through inattention and attitudes. (CH)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Classroom Observation Techniques, Developing Nations, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Grade Repetition, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Low Achievement, Motivation, Politics of Education, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Needs, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Expectations of Students, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Role, Teacher Selection
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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