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BP Educational Service, Poole (England). – 1994
Student tutoring has proven itself effective both in providing role models and academic assistance. This package was produced to provide encouragement, guidance, and support for all involved with student tutoring programs, including coordinators, teachers, and the student tutors themselves. An introduction explains tutoring and its benefits, with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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
Carmola, Inge Jacobs – 1995
How students are affected by a mentoring relationship and to what degree were studied over 3 years in the evaluation of a mentoring program that aims to improve student motivation, achievement, and behavior. In addition to a survey of 85 mentors and 89 teachers, the study examined some objective measures of student achievement for 40 elementary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Child Development, Elementary Education