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Van Canegem, Timo; Van Houtte, Mieke; Demanet, Jannick – British Educational Research Journal, 2021
Previous studies on the impact of grade retention on academic self-concept suffer from inconclusive findings. There is no consensus if retention yields long-term benefits that could offset its opportunity costs and, if so, under what conditions. Therefore, this article examines whether grade retention decreases academic self-concept and whether…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Correlation
Vinas-Forcade, Jennifer; Mels, Cindy; Van Houtte, Mieke; Valcke, Martin; Derluyn, Ilse – British Educational Research Journal, 2021
In 2016, Uruguay started gathering longitudinal student data to improve educational trajectories by putting in place an 'early alert' system. Underlying the system is the understanding that prior schooling predicts likelihood of grade repetition and grade repetition predicts later school dropout, while close follow-up can help prevent both…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Identification, At Risk Students, Academic Failure
Boone, Simon; Thys, Sarah; Van Avermaet, Piet; Van Houtte, Mieke – British Educational Research Journal, 2018
Teacher recommendations are an important factor in the process of track placement, but research has shown that they are biased by pupils' social background. Pupils from higher socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to get the advice to enrol in an academic track than pupils from lower socio-economic backgrounds, irrespective of prior…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Placement, Student Characteristics, Teacher Influence