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Anderson, Kenneth A. – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2007
This study examined the effects of mentoring on standardized achievement for African American males in the elementary and middle grades. Mentoring has been deemed effective regarding social development and various academic indicators, but scant empirical data is available regarding the effects of mentoring on standardized testing. Thus,…
Descriptors: Mentors, Test Results, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement
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Long, Nicholas; Austin, Barbara-Jeanne; Gound, Mary M.; Kelly, Abesie O.; Gardner, Adrienne A.; Dunn, Rick; Harris, Stacy B.; Miller, Kim S. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2004
The Parents Matter! Program (PMP) has developed three interventions for parents of 4th and 5th grade African-American children (9-12 years old). The overarching goal of all three interventions is to provide parents with knowledge, skills, and support for enhancing their efforts to raise healthy children. The interventions are: (1) Enhanced…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Grade 5, Intervention, Parent Education