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EJ494671 EA530099

Title: Mixed-Age Groups in Swedish Nursery and Compulsory Schools.
Author(s): Sundell, Knut
Source: School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v5 n4 p376-93 Dec 1994
Publication Date: 1994
ISSN: 0924-3453
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1995

Swedish official documents for nursery and compulsory schools suggest that mixed-age groups are beneficial to children's learning and socioemotional development. Early evaluations confirmed these assumptions. However, results from more sophisticated comparative evaluations do not support these assumptions. Instructional recommendations based on untested theories and extrapolations from personal experience can be dangerous. (41 references) (MLH)

Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; *Educational Benefits; Emotional Development; Foreign Countries; *Mixed Age Grouping; *Nongraded Instructional Grouping; *Nursery Schools; Preschool Education; Primary Education; *Social Development
Identifiers: *Sweden

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