The Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiage Classrooms in the Era of NCLB Accountability. Education Policy Brief. Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2009 [electronic resource] / Ruiting Song, Terry E. Spradlin and Jonathan A. Plucker.

For a great portion of the history of the American education system, multiage education was the norm in one-room schoolhouses throughout the nation. The current graded, curriculum-centered approach in the U.S. appeared during the mid-nineteenth century with the rapid economic development and massive...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Authors:	Song, Ruiting, Spradlin, Terry E. (Author), Plucker, Jonathan A. (Author)
Corporate Author:	Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for Evaluation & Education Policy
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2009.
Subjects:	Parent Education. Mixed Age Grouping. Teaching Methods. Accountability. Educational History. Barriers. Educational Philosophy. Developmentally Appropriate Practices. Teacher Education. Guidelines. School Organization. Educational Policy. Instructional Effectiveness.