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ERIC Number: EJ355946
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Impact of Grade Retention on the Social Development of Elementary School Children.
Plummer, Diane L.; Graziano, William G.
Developmental Psychology, v23 n2 p267-75 Mar 1987
Explored impact of peers on retained students. Second- and fifth-grade retained and nonretained children provided measures of peer reward allocations, preferences for social and task partners, attitudes about school environment, report card expectancy, and self-esteem. Peer discrimination was moderated by the rater's age, gender, physical size and retention status. (Author/BN)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Elementary Education, Expectation, Peer Evaluation, Physical Characteristics, Preadolescents, School Holding Power, Self Esteem, Sex Differences, Social Bias, Social Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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