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Peer reviewedBundy, Michael L.; Boser, Judith – School Counselor, 1987
Describes Being in Charge, a guidance unit designed to provide intermediate and middle-grade children with the skills to cope more effectively with taking care of themselves while home alone. Discusses format of the sessions, objective and content for each of the six sessions, and evaluates the program as implemented with fifth and sixth graders…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Counselor Role, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education
Download full textJames, William H.; And Others – 1994
This document presents an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Growin' to Win Project, an after-school and summer program targeted at elementary and middle school aged youth at high risk of substance abuse and gang involvement. Growin' to Win is an expansion of a model latchkey program piloted at two Tacoma (Washington) schools in 1990. The…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Juvenile Gangs
