Predicting early grade retention: A longitudinal investigation of primary school progress in a sample of rural South African children

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 413-428

  Liddell, Christine ^a   Rae, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENT;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POVERTY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; UNDERACHIEVEMENT;

EID: 0035461753     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709901158596     Document Type: Article

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