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The Impact Of A Mentoring/Financial Incentive Program On At-Risk High School Students, Sean Timothy Galvin
The Impact Of A Mentoring/Financial Incentive Program On At-Risk High School Students, Sean Timothy Galvin
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This mixed methods study describes some outcomes of "Champions of Wayne," a privately funded mentoring/incentive program at an impoverished high school near Detroit. Over 500 students enroll in the program annually. The program involves providing high school students who choose to participate both adult mentoring and a $200 incentive to improve one's grades each semester. The quantitative component of this study analyzes GPA data, while a multiple case study of six participants explores mentoring relationships and experiences. In a comparison of the GPA of participants versus non-participants, program participants significantly improve their grades when compared to those student who do …