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Direct linkPlaskett, Sean; Bali, Diksha; Nakkula, Michael J.; Harris, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
Transitioning from high school to college can be a formidable challenge, especially for students who are the first in their family to attend college (first-generation) and/or are from low-income backgrounds. The authors' qualitative investigation of a college mentoring program illuminates the potential value of relatable peer mentors in helping…
Descriptors: College Students, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, Transitional Programs
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1985
This report evaluates New York City's Summer High School Preparation for Raising Educational Performance (PREP) program, which was designed to ease Chapter 1-eligible students' transition from junior to senior high school. The report contains the following: (1) an introduction with information on program background, objectives, and methodology;…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, English Instruction, High Risk Students, High Schools
Schoener, John E.; And Others – Spectrum, 1985
Describes and evaluates the staffing, scheduling, thematic underpinning, activities, and student recruitment efforts of New York City's 1983 summer PREP program for introducing new students to the city's high schools. Also covers site selection, student and teacher attitudes, differences from previous years' programs, and recommendations for the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Counselor Role, High Schools, Peer Counseling
Download full textLeland-Jones, Patricia J. – 1998
This practicum project evaluated the effectiveness of a peer counseling, mentoring, and tutoring program to enhance the transition of students from elementary to middle school by reducing behavior problems and absenteeism, and by enhancing students' ability to deal with academic or peer difficulties. The problem of adjustment to the transition…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Early Adolescents, Intermediate Grades, Mentors
Moede, Lauren Hall – 1987
For the 1986-87 school year, the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) allocated its Education Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 2 Formula and Carry-over funds to nine desegregation-related programs: (1) Bus Monitors; (2) Extracurricular Transportation; (3) Outdoor Learning; (4) Peer Assistance and Leadership; (5) Project…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Federal Aid, Improvement Programs
