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Down stream : failure in the grammar school / by R.R. Dale and S. Griffith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dale, Reginald R.
- Series:
- International library of sociology ; III.
- The International Library of Sociology ; III
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Endowed public schools (Great Britain).
- Underachievers.
- Students--Social conditions.
- Students.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (108 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 1999, ©1965.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Tables; Preface; I The School and the Problem; Introduction; Purpose of the Survey; Deterioration Defined; A Personal Approach; Character of the Grammar School; The Entrance Examination; II Aptitude and Attainment; Intelligence or Academic Aptitude; Attainment Tests; III The Influence of the Home; Social Class; Parental Education; Family Size; Home Facilities; Poverty; Parental Attitude; Disharmony in the Home; Emotional Disturbance; Comment; IV Other Influences; Personal Qualities; The Grammar School; Minor Troubles
- A Note on Subject PreferenceV Junior School X; The Home District of School X; School X; Comparison of Academic Performance of Girls and Boys from School X; Comparison of the Percentage of Deteriorators from School X with that of Deteriorators from all other Primary Schools in the area; The relative influence of Junior School Teaching and Home Environment for School X and for other Schools; Improvers from School X; VI. Conclusions; VII Selected Case Studies: Deteriorators, Improvers; Deteriorators; Improvers; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 9, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-136-26919-3
- 0-415-86396-1
- 1-315-00795-9
- 1-136-26912-6
- 9781315007953
- OCLC:
- 591194237
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