School-Based Mentoring Programs: Using Volunteers to Improve the Academic Outcomes of Underserved Students

Published: Aug 1, 2013
Abstract
Previous research suggests that school-based mentoring programs, such as those offered by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA), yield statistically significant, but generally small improvements in the academic performance and scholastic efficacy beliefs of mentored students. null The present study uses randomized control trial data, involving over 1000 students from 71 schools across the country, to investigate further the academic...
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Title
School-Based Mentoring Programs: Using Volunteers to Improve the Academic Outcomes of Underserved Students
Published Date
Aug 1, 2013
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