Retention in Kindergarten: A Case Study of Teacher Perceptions and Practices

The educational practice of retention – holding a student back to repeat a year – is a strategy used in many schools in the USA to improve outcomes for students, even at the kindergarten level. Research findings on retention in kindergarten are inconsistent with regards to reasons for and benefits o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haley Wofford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dalhousie University Libraries 2016-09-01
Series:The Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography
Online Access:https://ojs.library.dal.ca/JUE/article/view/7067