Please use these materials to carry out your own personal inquiry on the topic of combined classrooms. These are all peer reviewed, scholarly journals that contain very relevant information regarding single-grade and multi-grade classes.

Burns, Robert & Mason, DeWayne (1998). Class Formation and Composition in Elementary Schools. American Educational Research Journal, Vol. 35, No. 4, 739-772.

Lau, Russel (2015). Mixed Grade Classes: Benefits, Challenges, and Alternatives. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHZhD1YF9rw

Leiser, Amy (2014). Old-time Pocono Education: Eight Grades, One Room. Retrieved from: http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20140928/Lifestyle/409280317.

Marturano, E.M. (1987). Social Interaction in a Multiage, Single-Grade Classroom. Psychological Reports, 61(2), 475-481. Retrieved from:  http://www.amsciepub.com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/doi/pdf/10.2466/pr0.1987.61.2.475

Oates, Lou (2014). Landscape Photography. Retrieved from: http://www.louoates.com/HTML-NEW/landscape-Mountains.html.

Penney, A. J. (1992). A Comparison of Academic Achievement of Elementary Students in Multi-Grade and Single-Grade Rural Classrooms in Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/docview/304050023?pq-origsite=summon.

Proehl, R. A., Douglas, S., Elias, D., Johnson, A. H., & Westsmith, W. (2013). A Collaborative Approach: Assessing the Impact of Multi-Grade Classrooms. Catholic Education: A Journal Of Inquiry & Practice, 16(2), 417-440.

Robinson, K. (2010). Changing Education Paradigms. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U.

Thomas, J.L. (2012). Combination Classes and Educational Achievement. Economics of Education Review, 31(6), 1058-1066.

Wolcott, Peyton (2011). Public Ed Commentary. Retrieved from: http://www.peytonwolcott.com/TX_CosmosFoundation_Applications_March2011.html.