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Peer Tutoring and Mentoring as a Drop-out Prevention Strategy.

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Turkel, Susan B.; Abramson, Theodore – Clearing House, 1986

Reports on high schools' efforts to break the academic failure cycle and prevent drop-outs. Describes and reports the outcomes of the peer tutoring/mentoring pilot program developed as part of a major collaborative effort between the City University of New York and the New York City Board of Education. (JK)

Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Higher Education

Helping at-Risk Children through Distance Tutoring: Memphis ACOT.

Ross, Steven M.; And Others – Technological Horizons in Education, 1989

Describes a tutoring system using a computer network between sixth graders and Master of Arts in Teaching candidates. Notes each student and teacher had access to a computer at home and at school. Develops the tutoring model and discusses the outcomes of the first year. (MVL)

Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Computers