“To be or not to be retained … That’s the question!”Retention,self - esteem,self - concept,achievement goalsand grades

Keeping students back in the same grade – retention – has always been a controversial issue in Education, with some defending it as a beneficial remedial practice and others arguing against its detrimental effects. This paper undertakes an analysis of this issue, focusing on the differences in stude...

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Main Authors: Francisco Peixoto, Vera Monteiro, Lourdes Mata, Cristina Sanches, Joana Pipa, Leandro S. Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01550/full