Track mobility in secondary school.

Tracking, a pervasive organizational practice in American secondary schools, creates instructional groups that are homogeneous with respect to student ability. It is a highly controversial practice frequently criticized because it locks students into a particular track level for an entire school ye...

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Published in:	Social Forces (University of North Carolina Press) Vol. 74; pp. 983 - 1003
Main Author:	Hallinan, Maureen T.
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / UK March 1996
Subjects:	Academic achievement Ability grouping (Education) Psychology of high school students
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