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Download full textSetencich, Jill – 1994
Retention has been the answer to the problem of what to do with students who are unprepared for the academic and social demands of the next grade. Studies contend that children view retention as punishment and experience emotions such as fear, anger, and sadness when not promoted. Retention or nonpromotion can be defined as the practice of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Elementary Education, Grade Repetition
