Retention in Grade [electronic resource] : A Failed Procedure / Irving H. Balow and Mahna Schwager.

Retention of pupils results in a need for additional teachers, facilities, and materials at a rate approximating the rate of retention. Retention is a more serious problem for the state, which needs to pay most of these increased costs. This paper reviews the research evidence to assess the cost-eff...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Balow, Irving H.
Corporate Author:	California Educational Research Cooperative
Other Authors:	Schwager, Mahna
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1990.
Subjects:	Academic Failure. Academic Standards. Cost Effectiveness. Educational Policy. Elementary Secondary Education. Grade Repetition. Grades (Scholastic) Reliability. Student Promotion. Validity.