On the Success of Failure 2ed

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
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 13, 2003
• | Number of Pages: 326 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0521793971
• | ISBN-13: 9780521793971