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Peer reviewedTownsel, Kim T. – Preventing School Failure, 1997
This discussion of issues in the mentoring of African-American youth defines mentoring, identifies elements of successful mentoring, stresses the importance of recognizing existing family and community assets, and urges parental involvement and a program philosophy which affirms the value of resiliency in children surviving in difficult…
Descriptors: Black Students, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Philosophy
Download full textSwick, Kevin J.; Winecoff, Larry; Nesbit, Ben; Kemper, Richard; Rowls, Michael; Freeman, Nancy K.; Creech, Nena; Mason, Janet; Kent, Laura Brinker – 2000
This guidebook is designed to provide teachers, schools, parents, and other community leaders with the needed ideas, strategies, and resources to combine service learning and character education in meaningful educational activities for children and young people. The booklet contains seven short sections that provide an overview of character…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Development
