First-grade retention in the Flemish educational context: Effects on children's academic growth, psychosocial growth, and school career throughout primary education

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 323-347

  Goos, Mieke ^a   Van Damme, Jan ^b   Onghena, Patrick ^b   Petry, Katja ^b   de Bilde, Jerissa ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Grade retention; Multilevel modeling; Propensity score; Psychosocial functioning; School career

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PEER GROUP; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; BELGIUM; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84879783778     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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