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ERIC Number: EJ525973
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-7879
Tracking: An Affront to American Idealism.
Cochren, John R.
International Journal of Educational Reform, v5 n2 p179-85 Apr 1996
A study conducted by the Indiana Youth Institute ("De-Track Schools," 1991) indicts a tracking system that helps many academically talented students prepare for college, but fails to prepare noncollege-bound students for much of anything. Tracking, as typically practiced, benefits teachers, not students; is contradictory to American ideals; and should be eliminated. (24 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Elitism, Equal Education, Misconceptions, Track System (Education)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana