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Halligan, Kristin M. – Language Testing in Asia, 2011
No fail or social promotion policies have been implemented in many countries around the world over the last sixty years. Are these policies harmful or helpful in regard to academic achievement and well being of students? This article examines the trends of social promotion policy in the United States and Thailand. Research has been conducted at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Promotion, Educational Policy, Academic Achievement
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Gahungu, Athanase; Gahungu, Olive; Luseno, Florah – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
From 2006 to 2008, refugee resettlement agencies brought 4018 refugees to Chicago, Illinois. Using the example of the challenges faced by 14 refugee students from Burundi in adjusting to the U.S. school system, the authors call the attention of schools to the distinction between educating English Language Learners (ELL) and Educating Culturally…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Social Promotion, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries
Gahungu, Athanase; Gahungu, Olive; Luseno, Florah – Online Submission, 2011
From 2006 to 2008, refugee resettlement agencies brought 4018 refugees to Chicago, Illinois. Using the example of the challenges faced by 14 refugee students from Burundi in adjusting to the U.S. school system, the authors call the attention of schools to the distinction between educating English Language Learners (ELL) and Educating Culturally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Relocation, Student Adjustment