Grade retention and school performance: An extended investigation

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-298

  McCoy, Ann R ^a   Reynolds, Arthur J ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Competence; Delinquency; Predictors; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033196733     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(99)00012-6     Document Type: Article

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