Using Community Adults as Advocates or Mentors for At-Risk Middle School Students : A Two-Year Evaluation of Project RAISE  

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Nettles, Saundra Murray ; McPartland, James M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: American Journal of Education vol. 99 no. 4 (Aug. 1991), page 568-586.
Topik: COMMUNITY; community adults; advocates or mentors; risk middle school students; project RAISE

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: AA37.1 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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The effects on selected student outcomes are evaluated after two years of operation of Project RAISE, a multifaceted approach featuring outside adults as school - based advocates and one - on - one mentors for at - risk students at seven middle schools. Positive effects are found on improving student attendance and report card grades in English, but not on promotion rates or standardized test scores. The effects, though sizable, were not sufficient to neutralize the academic risks with which students entered the program. The positive results were primarily due to three of the seven sites. Some evidence supported interpretations that, although strong one-on-one mentoring is not an essential component of an effective program that uses outside adults to assist at-risk middle school students, the RAISE model is much more likely to show positive effects when one - on - one mentoring has been strongly implemented. Success may also depend on the size and composition of the student group to be served. Issues are raised about roles and responsibilities of adult advocates or mentors.

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