Ability groupings in the primary school: Issues arising from practice

Research Papers in Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-60

  Davies, Jane ^a   Hallam, Susan ^b   Ireson, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ability grouping; Attainment; Grouping; Setting; Streaming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997923241     PISSN: 02671522     EISSN: 14701146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267152032000048578     Document Type: Article

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