Following are a number of links to research and online articles that support multiage educational practices. Although some of these were published a while ago, they are still relevant in this age of STEM and high stakes testing.
- The Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiage Classrooms in the Era of NCLB Accountability by Ruiting Song, Terry Spradlin, and Jonathan Plucker (abstract) (full text pdf)
- The Benefits of Mixed-Age Grouping by Lilian G. Katz
- Building Support for Multiage Education (pdf) by Joan Gaustad
- Critical Issue: Enhancing Learning Through Multiage Grouping by Debra Johnson and Cheryl L. Fox, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
- The Cultural Maelstrom of School Change by Patricia Lennon and David Middlemas
- A Descriptive Study of Multi-Age Art Education in Florida by Jeffrey Broome (abstract)
- Developmentally Appropriate Practice: What Does Research Tell Us? by Dunn, Loraine, and Kontos, Susan, ERIC Digest
- Developmentally Appropriate Programs by Marjorie J. Kostelnik, ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
- Examining Play among Young Children in Single-Age and Multi-Age Preschool Classroom Settings (abstract) by Mia Song Youhne
- Implementation of the Kentucky Nongraded Primary Program by Patricia J. Kannapel, Lola Aagaard, Pamelia Coe, and Cynthia A. Reeves (abstract, full study pdf linked from site)
- Literacy Achievement in Nongraded Classrooms (abstract) by Anita Therese Kreide
- Mixed-Age Grouping: What Does the Research Say, and How Can Parents Use This Information? by Debbie Reese
- Multiage Grouping and Academic Achievement by Susan J. Kinsey
- Multiage Instruction and Inclusion: A Collaborative Approach (abstract) by Shannon Stuart, Mary Connor, Karin Cady, and Alicia Zweifel (full text pdf)
- Multiage and Multi-Grade: Similarities and Differences by Dennis M. Mulcahy
- Nongraded and Mixed-Age Grouping in Early Childhood Programs by Lilian G. Katz
- The Slowdown of the Multiage Classroom by Priscilla Pardini
- Strategies to Improve the Quality of Learning Time, chapter 3, part 2 of The Uses of Time for Teaching and Learning
- When Size Matters: Making Big Schools Feel Small (An Education World E-interview With Paul S. George) by Diane Weaver Dunne
- Working Toward Student Self-Direction and Personal Efficacy as Educational Goals by John Barell, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
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