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Is School-Based Mentoring Effective? Making Sense Of Mixed Findings, Marc E. Wheeler, Thomas E. Keller, David L. Dubois
Is School-Based Mentoring Effective? Making Sense Of Mixed Findings, Marc E. Wheeler, Thomas E. Keller, David L. Dubois
School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations
This presentation summarizes the findings and conclusion of a recent issue of the Social Policy Report, a publication of the Society for Research on Child Development, that was co-authored by Mr. Wheeler and Drs. DuBois and Keller.
Review Of Three Recent Randomized Trials Of School-Based Mentoring: Making Sense Of Mixed Findings, Marc E. Wheeler, Thomas E. Keller, David L. Dubois
Review Of Three Recent Randomized Trials Of School-Based Mentoring: Making Sense Of Mixed Findings, Marc E. Wheeler, Thomas E. Keller, David L. Dubois
School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations
Between 2007 and 2009, reports were released on the results of three separate large-scale random assignment studies of the effectiveness of school-based mentoring programs for youth. The studies evaluated programs implemented by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) affiliates (Herrera et al., 2007), Communities in Schools of San Antonio, Texas (Karcher, 2008), and grantees of the U.S. Department of Education's Student Mentoring Program (Bernstein et al., 2009). Differences in the findings and conclusions of the studies have led to varying responses by those in practice and policy roles. The results of the BBBSA trial led the organization to undertake …