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Peer reviewedReglin, Gary – Clearing House, 1997
Describes a program intended to improve the school attendance of truant students, called the Mentoring and Tutoring Help (MATH) program. Discusses the importance of mentors and their roles in the MATH program, and presents the 18 most critical organizational steps for truancy intervention in the program. (SR)
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power
Peer reviewedRidge, Aldema A. – Clearing House, 1982
Describes the Senior Adult Volunteer Program of the Howard County, Maryland, public school system, which brings older adults and middle school students together in a tutoring situation. Reports that the program has produced student gains in both the cognitive and affective domains. (FL)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Middle Schools, Older Adults, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedTurkel, 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
Peer reviewedThrope, Lynne; Wood, Karen – Clearing House, 2000
Offers an overview of research on cross-age tutoring. Describes a successful cross-age tutoring program pairing 7th-grade with 3rd-grade students. Offers guidelines for developing a successful cross-age tutoring program. (SR)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Early Adolescents, Educational Research, Elementary Education
