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ERIC Number: EJ300608
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Educational Attainment in Secondary Schools.
Marks, John; Cox, Caroline
Oxford Review of Education, v10 n1 p7-31 1984
Great Britain's changeover to comprehensive schools has been called one of its most significant developments in secondary education. A description and comparison of four studies which evaluated secondary students' academic performance under this comprehensive system shows that there is an overriding need for more and better information concerning academic progress. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Research Needs, School Effectiveness, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Comprehensive Schools (Great Britain); Great Britain