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Jones-Brown, Delores D.; Henriques, Zelma Weston – Social Justice, 1997
Uses experiences of a mentoring program to argue that mentoring programs represent a viable strategy for delinquency prevention and reduction, even for youth who have been adjudicated for serious offenses. The importance of careful design and concern for the special needs of the population to be monitored is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Mentors, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Keefer, Stephanie – ADE Bulletin, 2000
Discusses how the Humanities Out There (HOT) program has served as a resource library of curriculum models, of academic research, and of role models for students at Santa Ana High School. Notes how she, the teacher, had an important role in assisting the graduate and undergraduate students in developing their own teaching methodologies. (SC)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Resources, Higher Education, Outreach Programs
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Blustein, David L.; Burton, Yvonne – College Student Journal, 1979
Successful disadvantaged college students were used as peer tutor-counselors in a program designed to meet the needs of incoming disadvantaged freshmen. Retention rates were compared to a group of disadvantaged students without peer tutor-counselors. The higher rate of retention by the group utilizing tutor-counselors is discussed along with…
Descriptors: College Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Higher Education, Intervention
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Lee, Courtland C. – School Counselor, 1980
Participation in supplemental tutoring led to a significant improvement in classroom behavior although significant changes in achievement and self-concept were not found. Volunteers acted as role models and helped children with personal and social guidance for coping with the educational system. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Wiley, Ed, III – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1989
The lack of Black mentors, counselors, and role models at predominantly White colleges is one factor in poor retention of Black students. Access to academic advising, career counseling, and student personnel services can help Black college students to define priorities and give them a sense of shared values and achievement. (AF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Black Achievement, Black Students
Fields, Cheryl M. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
California's sometimes controversial efforts to keep Hispanic students in school and interested in college education include tutoring programs, financial aid, curriculum development, partnerships between school districts and higher education institutions, Spanish-language and Hispanic-oriented recruitment and encouragement efforts, and transfer of…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention