Reference-Group Theory and Ability Grouping: A Convergence of Sociological Theory and Educational Research.

Richer, Stephen

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Publication Date: 1976

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Reference-Group Theory and Ability Grouping: A Convergence of Sociological Theory and Educational Research

Richer, Stephen

Sociology of Education, 49, 1, 65-71, Jan 76

The paper explicates the major assumptions of reference-group theory in order to deduce hypotheses with direct application to studies of classroom ability grouping. (Author)

Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Educational Research, Educational Sociology, Group Dynamics, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping

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