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ERIC Number: EJ671154
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
A School-Based Violence Prevention Model for At-Risk Eighth Grade Youth.
Rollin, Stephen A.; Kaiser-Ulrey, Cheryl; Potts, Isabelle; Creason, Alia Haque
Psychology in the Schools, v40 n4 p403-16 Jul 2003
Examines the effectiveness of a school and community-based violence prevention program for at-risk eighth-grade students. School officials matched intervention students with community-based mentors in an employment setting. Findings suggest that mentored students had significant reductions in total number and days of suspensions, days of sanction, and infractions committed on school property. (Contains 47 references and 6 tables.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Grade 8, High Risk Students, Junior High Schools, Mentors, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Suspension, Violence
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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