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Riffel, J. Anthony; Switzer, Maureen – Education Canada, 1986
Proposes guidelines for a student promotion/retention policy including clear academic goals and expectations, the use of multidisciplinary teams to make decisions about grade repetition and monitor student progress, opportunities for the students to "catch-up" with their age peers, and program alternatives to retention and social…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Age Grade Placement, Cooperative Planning, Educational Improvement