Holding back and holding behind: Grade retention and students' non-academic and academic outcomes

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 739-763

  Martin, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 80052275804     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: 14693518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01411926.2010.490874     Document Type: Article

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