Comparing School Systems To Explain Enduring Birth Date Effects: A Response to McDonald (2001).

Sharp, Caroline; Hutchison, Dougal; Keys, Wendy

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ERIC Number: EJ678286

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

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Comparing School Systems To Explain Enduring Birth Date Effects: A Response to McDonald (2001).

Sharp, Caroline; Hutchison, Dougal; Keys, Wendy

Compare, v32 n2 p239-41 Jun 2002

Responds to article "Comparing School Systems to Explain Enduring Birth Date Effects". Addresses article in relation to England and Wales. Refutes argument that selective promotion is a mechanism for the continuation of the birth effect in schools. Agrees that this phenomenon is worthy of further research. (CAJ)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Age Grade Placement, Biology, Comparative Education, Educational Administration, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Groups, Individual Psychology, Mixed Age Grouping

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Wales)

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