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ERIC Number: EJ341928
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Still Preparing Children for the 11+: Perceptions of Parental Behaviour in the West Indies.
Payne, Monica; Barker, D'Orsus
Educational Studies, v12 n3 p313-25 1986
Examines 200 Barbadian parents' and 100 teachers' perceptions of restrictive and coercive strategies for students taking the Common Entrance Examination. Generally, parents were significantly less likely than teachers to view the strategies as undesirable and/or counter-productive. Implications for parents as a potential educational reform pressure group are discussed. (TRS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Parent Participation, Parent Student Relationship, Secondary Education, Social Discrimination, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Response, Test Bias, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Barbados; Eleven Plus Secondary Selection Exam; West Indies