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Should ‘failing’ students repeat a grade/the year?

Answer by Alejandro Tiana (Professor of History of Education and Comparative Education at the Spanish Distance Teaching University and former Secretary General for Education in the Ministry of Education and Science of Spain)

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  1. Departamento de Historia de la Educación y Educación Comparada, Edificio de Humanidades—UNED, Paseo Senda del Rey, 7, 28040, Madrid, Spain

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Tiana, A. Should ‘failing’ students repeat a grade/the year?. J Educ Change 9, 391–394 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-008-9088-4

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