ERIC Number: EJ1263331
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
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School-Based Group Mentoring and Academic Outcomes in Vulnerable High-School Students
Chan, Wing Yi; Kuperminc, Gabriel P.; Seitz, Scot; Wilson, Christyl; Khatib, Nadim
Youth & Society, v52 n7 p1220-1237 Oct 2020
This study examined the association between participation in a school-based group-mentoring program (Project Arrive) and academic outcomes in a group of ninth-grade students who had been identified as at high risk of high-school dropout (n = 239). Comparison participants were ninth-grade students with similar levels of risk (n = 980). Using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) with a propensity score to reduce selection bias, and a partially clustered model to account for nonindependence of data in program students, we found that Project Arrive students earned more credits by the end of 9th grade and 10th grade; and reported increased instructional time by the end of 9th grade, than comparison students.
Descriptors: Mentors, Grade 9, At Risk Students, Dropout Prevention, Grade 10, Program Effectiveness, Resilience (Psychology), Time, Credits, Grade Point Average, Group Activities, Grade 8, Attendance, Student Characteristics, High School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
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Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2013JUFX006