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Download full textDeming, Mary P. – 1986
Peer tutoring has a long historical precedent in western civilization. Since its reemergence in the United States during the 1960s, it has been used for every age group, subject matter, and level of intelligence. Numerous research studies have shown the benefits of peer tutoring, its efficacy in the college writing center has caught the attention…
Descriptors: Educational History, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedTemple, Charles – Reading Teacher, 1999
Describes the plight of the Roma (the preferred word for "Gypsy") in Romania, and the Roma Tutoring Project, intended to help Roma children succeed in school. Discusses the project's activities to sponsor the writing of children's books in Romania based on Roma children and culture, and with a tutor training project based on the language…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Pluralism
Capps, Joan P. – 1984
With focus on improving the effectiveness of the Mathematics Laboratory at Somerset County College, this paper provides background information on individualized instruction programs and learning centers, assesses the current status of the Math Lab, and offers a series of recommendations for immediate implementation. The first sections set forth a…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Individualized Instruction, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedHaas, Teri; Smoke, Trudy – Journal of Developmental Education, 1990
Recommends instituting conversation workshops to help English-as-a-Second-Language students acquire language competence and factual and cultural knowledge. Reviews Hunter College's workshop program whereby students work with peer tutors in a writing lab discussing various informal and academic topics or the information covered in specific content…
Descriptors: Colleges, Communication Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Cultural Exchange
Goodlad, Sinclair, Ed. – 1998
This book provides an international, current account of the developments of mentoring and tutoring by students in tertiary and secondary education. Included are research reviews, case studies of mature projects, and ideas for new uses of student tutoring and mentoring. Chapter titles are as follows: "Students as Tutors and Mentors"…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College School Cooperation, College Students
Barshis, Don – Center for the Study of Community Colleges Bulletin, 1984
This issue of the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) "Bulletin" describes various academic support services provided by community colleges to strengthen instruction and to assist staff members in their own development. Introductory comments discuss the relationship between academic support services and classroom instruction, with…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs
