On the Success of Failure 2ed (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521793971)

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.

Author: Karl L. Alexander,Doris R. Entwisle,Susan L. Dauber
ISBN-10: 0521793971
ISBN-13: 9780521793971
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/19/2002
Pages: 326
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.52w x 0.67d