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ERIC Number: EJ436975
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
Using Community Adults as Advocates or Mentors for At-Risk Middle School Students: A Two-Year Evaluation of Project RAISE.
McPartland, James M.; Nettles, Saundra Murray
American Journal of Education, v99 n4 p568-86 Aug 1991
Evaluation after two years of Project RAISE, a multifaceted program with seven community sponsors in the large Baltimore (Maryland) school district, indicates the effectiveness of using community adults as advocates and mentors in improving student attendance and some report card grades, but not promotion rates or standardized test scores. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Attendance, Child Advocacy, Community Involvement, High Risk Students, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mentors, Middle Schools, Program Effectiveness, School Community Programs, Student Promotion, Test Results, Urban Schools, Urban Youth
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Maryland (Baltimore)
Note: Theme issue with title "Development and Education across Adolescence."