A survey of educational acceleration practices in Canada

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-180

  Kanevsky, Lannie ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Advanced placement; Correspondence courses; Curriculum compacting; Early entrance; Gifted; Grade skipping; International baccalaureate

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055030910     PISSN: 03802361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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