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Peer reviewedPsacharopoulos, George; And Others – Comparative Education Review, 1993
Colombia's rural "escuelas nuevas" feature multigrade classrooms, flexible promotion, rural-oriented curriculum, parent and community involvement, mastery learning, peer instruction, and library resources. A study of over 3,000 students found that, compared to traditional schools, Escuela Nueva schools had lower dropout probabilities,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Family Characteristics
