Should 'failing' students repeat a grade? Retrospective response from Finland

Journal of Educational Change

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-389

  Välijärvi, Jouni ^a   Sahlberg, Pasi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b EU affiliated European Training Foundation   (Italy)

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EID: 54949134044     PISSN: 13892843     EISSN: 15731812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-008-9089-3     Document Type: Note

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