Mentoring At-Risk Hispanic Students in Self-Esteem, Academic Growth, and Citizenship Awareness.

Coppock, Marjorie L.

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ERIC Number: EJ507631

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Publication Date: 1995

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Mentoring At-Risk Hispanic Students in Self-Esteem, Academic Growth, and Citizenship Awareness.

Coppock, Marjorie L.

Equity & Excellence in Education, v28 n1 p36-43 Apr 1995

Describes a pilot mentoring program that involved 19 college students working with preadolescent and adolescent at-risk Hispanic youth in a Texas border city. The program, which consisted of 10 weekly classes in citizenship awareness and community participation and involvement, focused on dropout prevention and preparation for citizenship. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Citizenship Education, College Students, Community Involvement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students, Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans, Mentors, Pilot Projects, Preadolescents, Urban Schools, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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