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Age Segregation in Schools.
Pratt, David – 1983
Evidence from ethnology, anthropology, and educational history and research indicates that age segregation is neither necessary nor natural. An examination of primate and simple human societies suggests that rigid assumptions about age segregation of the young is a recent departure from social patterns existing for millions of years. The…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Age Groups, Cross Age Teaching, Cross Cultural Studies