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Cross-Age Mentoring and Achievement of At-Risk Minority Middle School Students.

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Project BEST (Basic Educational Skills and Training) is a mentoring program involving Virginia Commonwealth University students and area middle school students. In the twotiered program, VCU faculty mentor the Project BEST college students who, in tum, serve as mentors to the middle school students. Activities include Saturday mathematics and science enrichment seminars, after-school tutoring, and a week-long mathematics and science summer camp. Outcomes of the program show that Project BEST has positively impacted students' academic achievement and achievement responsibility.

Source: Metropolitan Universities

Authors: Diane J. Simon, Alan M. McLeod, Beverly J. Warren

Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University

Language: English

Topic: Mentoring and Academic Development

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1668621893

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Cites: 3

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10