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Wasik, Barbara A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Reviews the current state of knowledge about various (adult-volunteer) tutoring programs' effects on student achievement. Except for the Howard Street Tutoring Program and the School Volunteer Development Project (two very small programs), the programs reviewed present no unbiased evidence of effectiveness. Comparison groups are needed to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Reading Achievement
Shoup, Barbara – Phi Delta Kappan, 1980
Describes a program at Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in which high school seniors work twice each week as community volunteers. (IRT)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Experiential Learning, High Schools, Program Descriptions
Sellars, Linda – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Describes how to plan and implement intergenerational programs that benefit both students and senior citizens. Seniors can be invited to discuss their hobbies or careers, provide firsthand accounts of historical events in social-studies classes, and work with students on biography or gardening projects. Senior volunteers can also serve as…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Helping Relationship, Intergenerational Programs
Parsons, Cynthia – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
Describes the SerVermont initiative, an innovative volunteer program for high school students supported neither by state legislation nor public funds. It came into being through a nationally recognized service-learning expert's willingness to work closely with the governor, the state education commissioner, superintendents, and community agencies…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, High Schools, Private Financial Support
Elliott, Arthur – Phi Delta Kappan, 1973
School systems today are rediscovering what was well-known in yesterday's one-room schools -- that tutoring of younger students by older students works. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Group Activities, Peer Teaching, Public Schools
Haskitz, Alan – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
The Make a Difference model transforms community service from free labor and low-level tasks to efforts yielding genuine community improvement and enhanced academic performance. Students study the organization they work for and/or the chosen problem. California middle-school students conducted interviews, located primary sources, and created a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Nathan, Joe; Kielsmeier, Jim – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
Brisk political winds are now converging behind national proposals for youth service. As several examples show, combining classroom work with service/social action projects can help produce dramatic improvements in student attitudes, motivation, and achievement. Learning through service succeeds because youth become active, needed members of their…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies
