description: 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.
language: English
title: On the Success of Failure: A Reassessment of the Effects of Retention in the Primary School Grades
titlecomplete: On the Success of Failure: A Reassessment of the Effects of Retention in the Primary School Grades
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Cambridge University Press