Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ493842
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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More than Misapplied Technology: A Normative and Political Response to Hallinan on Tracking. Exchange.
Oakes, Jeannie
Sociology of Education, v67 n2 p84-89 Apr 1994
Responds to Maureen Hallinan's review of research and recommendations regarding grouping students for instructional purposes. Contends that ability grouping is much more than an administrative practice. Concludes that the school's normative, social, and political climate should be the object of reform. (CFR)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics, Track System (Education)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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