Social Promotion: Problem or Solution?

This article discusses the problem of social promotion in education in the U.S. The problem of promotion or nonpromotion began about 1840 when elementary education was divided into eight grade levels. Eventually many school systems began to shift from a policy of promoting only on the basis of achie...

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Published in:	Education Digest Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 10 - 13
Main Authors:	Cunningham, William G., Owens, Ray C.
Format:	Article
Published:	Prakken Publications Jan1977
Subjects:	Promotion (School) Social promotion (Education) United States education system Grading of students Continuous progress programs Experimental methods in education United States
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