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Peer reviewedFoster, Janet E. – Childhood Education, 1993
Discusses the practice of retaining children in grade, and presents evidence against the procedure. Posits that failing children only increases the likelihood that they will perform poorly in school, develop poor self-concepts, and eventually drop out of school. Retention also disproportionately affects poor and minority children, males, and…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Children, Dropouts, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedWilson, David; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1989
Examines the relationship between academic locus of control and LOGO performance among Black and White primary school students in Zimbabwe. Found that Black females' LOGO scores were negatively related to internal academic locus of control, Black and White males' scores were positively related, and White females' scores were unrelated. (LS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
