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ERIC Number: EJ299543
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Synthesis of Research on Grade Retention and Social Promotion.
Johnson, James R.
Educational Leadership, v41 n8 p66-68 May 1984
This literature review cautions that the issue of whether promotion or retention is more beneficial to student achievement is especially murky when it becomes a political decision. It concludes that grade retention seems to ignore the question of instructional effectiveness, blames the child for failure, and absolves the school of responsibility. (MJL)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, School Effectiveness, Social Promotion, Student Development, Student Improvement, Student Promotion
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New York (New York); Promotional Gates Program