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Peer reviewedLeTendre, Gerald K.; Hofer, Barbara K.; Shimizu, Hidetada – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
Used data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to study tracking as curricular differentiation and student placement in elementary and secondary school in the United States, Germany, and Japan. Findings show clear national differences and conflicts based on dominant cultural beliefs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum, Foreign Countries
