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ERIC Number: EJ311273
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Nonpromotion: A Pseudoscientific Solution.
Niklason, Lucille B.
Psychology in the Schools, v21 n4 p485-99 Oct 1984
Reviews school retention practices, compares children recommended for retention (N=144) with controls (N=68), and examines the effects of retention with promotion in similarly functioning children. Results indicated retention did not benefit children academically or in personal or social adjustment. (JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Student Adjustment, Student Characteristics, Student Improvement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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