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Peer reviewedPeterson, Arlin V.; Peppas, George J. – School Counselor, 1988
Examined effects of using peer helpers to ease students in their transition to an overseas school and their functioning in that environment. Participants were 84 high school students enrolled at the American Community Schools of Athens, Greece. Results indicated some positive changes, suggesting that students can benefit from peer interaction and…
Descriptors: Dependents Schools, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Peer Counseling
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
Carlock, Jeanne M. – 1989
A field test was conducted of the "Transition to Independence Curriculum" that was developed in 1987-88 by the Endependence Center in Norfolk, Virginia. The curriculum includes peer counseling and other services to help students with disabilities become independent. During the field test, the peer counselor met with students at each of three…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Curriculum, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
