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Direct linkStiegler, Sam; Sullivan, Rachael E. – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2015
In this paper we explore our experiences working with queer and trans youth who have taken "non-traditional pathways out of high school. Drawing on Foucauldian theories of normalisation and Halberstam's queerings of time, success, and failure, we consider how certain aspects of schooling have shaped queer and trans youths' desire to seek out…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, High School Graduates
Download full textKanevsky, Lannie – Canadian Journal of Education, 2011
A nationwide survey of Canadian school districts was undertaken to determine the extent to which 18 forms of acceleration were permitted and practiced. Of the high enrollment provinces, BC school districts' participation rates were highest in the most types of acceleration. A surprising number of districts did not allow some forms of acceleration.…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), School Districts, Foreign Countries, Early Admission
Peer reviewedGagne, Francoys; Gagnier, Nadia – Roeper Review, 2004
How well do early school entrants adjust socio-affectively when compared to their regularly admitted peers? Despite numerous publications on the subject, much controversy remains, mainly because of methodologically fragile studies. To assess the impact of a new early entrance policy in Quebec, 36 kindergarten and 42 Grade 2 teachers who had at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Integration, Gifted, Academic Achievement
Scott, Deborah, Comp. – 1974
This bibliography includes materials that address themselves to the problems arising in setting up "junior kindergartens" to enroll children 4 years of age. It is restricted to preschool education within a public school setting and does not deal with the question of day care centers and private nursery schools. The bibliography is…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides, Early Admission, Early Childhood Education
Brown, Robert S. – Scope, 1993
This theme issue on acceleration of gifted students offers an Ontario (Canada) perspective on early entrance to school and grade-skipping. It begins with a history of acceleration programs and then outlines their current status, with less than 40 percent of school boards with gifted programs using some form of acceleration. It goes on to analyze…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Age Grade Placement
Pain, Kerrie – 1981
This study compared the academic and social development of students who entered grade 1 very early (5:6 years or 5:7 years), in the mid range (5:8 to 6:3 years), and very late (6:4 years or older). The purpose of the study was to explore the hypothesis that the early grade 1 entrants would have continuing problems in both academic and social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Early Admission, Elementary School Students
