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Reynolds, David – 1987
Comprehensive or nonselective schools have been in existence in the United Kingdom for over 40 years, having gradually replaced the old selective system of grammar schools for able pupils and secondary modern schools for less able pupils. In spite of their growth in numbers, comprehensive schools have been subject to continual controversy, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Competitive Selection