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ERIC Number: EJ602817
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000-Feb
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
A Community Outreach Programme: Teacher Training at the University of Durban-Westville.
Smith, Cheryl
Educational Review, v52 n1 p5-12 Feb 2000
When trainee teachers conducted an intervention with 35 South African boys in a homeless shelter, the boys' science, English, and math achievement improved by up to 110%. The boys also made social and emotional gains. Student teachers' reflective diaries indicated how they benefitted as well. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Homeless People, Intervention, Males, Outreach Programs, Preservice Teachers, Tutorial Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Africa