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Virginia Snodgrass Rangel; Lori Rhea; Jerrod Henderson; Ricky Greer – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2025
The purpose of this study was to investigate how the benefits described by undergraduate mentors in an afterschool STEM program for elementary students changed over time the longer they served as mentors in the program. We used the afterschool program as a case study and drew on interviews with 30 mentors who served between one and six semesters…
Descriptors: Mentors, STEM Education, Undergraduate Students, Elementary School Students
Afterschool Alliance, 2025
The issue brief spotlights five exemplary afterschool programs that embody these essential characteristics in their programming and strategies to re-engage students. Down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition (BRYC) connects 8th-12th grade students with a "nucleus of adult support," including mentors, counselors, and…
Descriptors: Attendance, Cooking Instruction, Physical Activities, Age Differences
Cindy Capitolin Laurent – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study aimed to investigate and improve the college readiness of students in an innercity public school. Recent statistics on college completion in a prominent city in the U.S. reveal that only 52% of students from inner-city schools graduate with college degrees within six years. This is quite worrisome, considering that 71% of jobs in that…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, College Readiness, Urban Schools, College Graduates