On the Success of Failure: A Reassessment of the Effects of Retention in the Primary School Grades

Alexander, Karl L.

ISBN 10: 0521793971 / ISBN 13: 9780521793971

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Success of Failure: A Reassessment of the Effects of Retention in the Primary School Grades
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521793971
• ISBN 13: 9780521793971
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

This study is about the practice of grade retention in elementary schools; a particularly vexing problem in urban school systems. The book describes the school context of retention and evaluates its consequences by tracking the experiences of a large, representative sample of Baltimore school children from first grade through high school. It addresses the complex question of whether repeating a grade is helpful or harmful when children are not keeping up with their coursework.

Book Description

On the Success of Failure is about the practice of grade retention in elementary schools, a particularly vexing problem in urban school systems. The book describes the school context of retention and evaluates its consequences by tracking the experiences of a large, representative sample of Baltimore school children from first grade through high school. It addresses the complex question of whether or not a repeating a grade is helpful or harmful when children are not keeping up.