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Peer reviewedPratt, David – Research in Rural Education, 1986
Summarizes evidence from experimental research, ethnology, anthropology, and history about merits of multiage classrooms. Indicates studies show no consistent benefits of age segregation and some affective and social advantages from multiage grouping. Concludes that multiage and multigrade classrooms are socially and psychologically healthy…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
