ERIC Number: EJ961552
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-May
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-7315
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School-Based Mentoring for Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Wood, Sarah; Mayo-Wilson, Evan
Research on Social Work Practice, v22 n3 p257-269 May 2012
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of school-based mentoring for adolescents (11-18 years) on academic performance, attendance, attitudes, behavior, and self-esteem. Method: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The authors searched 12 databases from 1980 to 2011. Eight studies with 6,072 participants were included, 6 were included in meta-analysis. Studies were assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool. Results: Across outcomes, effect sizes were very small (random effects), and most were not significant. The magnitude of the largest effect (for self-esteem) was close to zero, g = 0.09, [0.03, 0.14]. Conclusions: The mentoring programs included in this review did not reliably improve any of the included outcomes. Well-designed programs implemented over a longer time might achieve positive results. (Contains 3 tables and 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Mentors, Adolescents, Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Educational Environment, Academic Achievement, Attendance, Self Esteem, Risk, Databases, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Program Design, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Intervention, Low Income, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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