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ERIC Number: EJ352966
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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On the Merits of Multiage Classrooms. Their Work Life.
Pratt, David
Research in Rural Education, v3 n3 p111-16 Spr 1986
Summarizes evidence from experimental research, ethnology, anthropology, and history about merits of multiage classrooms. Indicates studies show no consistent benefits of age segregation and some affective and social advantages from multiage grouping. Concludes that multiage and multigrade classrooms are socially and psychologically healthy environments. Cites 51 references. (NEC)
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping, Multigraded Classes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Multi Age Grouping