Retrospective analysis (1992-2004) of school experiences of a student cohort enrolled in kindergarten in the Mauricie region
This article presents a retrospective analysis of 3 397 students who enrolled in kindergarten in the Mauricie region (region 04) in 1992. Their school trajectory was documented yearly until 2004 or until they ceased to appear in the “ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport” database. This date corresponds to high school graduation following a normal progression, without any grade retention. Attention was focused on students who were identified as students with special needs at least once during their school trajectory. As well, among the original cohort, 47 were selected to participate in a qualitative interview to discuss their academic experience and how it affected their academic success or failure to obtain a high school diploma.