Mentoring Students Back On-Track to Graduation: Program Results from Five Communities

Autor/inn/en	Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Sheldon, Steven; Naeger, Sarah; Clark, Emily
Titel	Mentoring Students Back On-Track to Graduation: Program Results from Five Communities
Quelle	In: Education and Urban Society, 49 (2017) 7, S.643-675 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1245
DOI	10.1177/0013124516645164
Schlagwörter	Mentors; Quasiexperimental Design; Low Income Students; Minority Group Students; Secondary School Students; Dropout Prevention; Dropout Programs; At Risk Students; Attendance; Behavior Problems; Academic Achievement; Supervisor Supervisee Relationship; Progress Monitoring; Partnerships in Education; Program Implementation; Likert Scales; Student Surveys; Teacher Surveys; Fidelity; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschüler; Anwesenheit; Schulleistung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Likert-Skala; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	This quasi-experimental study examines the impact of a mentoring program for low-income and minority middle and high school students displaying early warning indicators of dropping out on attendance, behavior problems, and course passing. The study was conducted over 3 years in five districts throughout the country and used a comparison group identified through propensity score matching. Although students reported positive experiences with mentoring in surveys, significant program effects on student attendance, behavior, and course passing were not found. Such interventions may have little demonstrated effect not only due to implementation issues but also because they do not address school experience variables that influence student outcomes. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01