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Caldarella, Paul; Gomm, Robert J.; Shatzer, Ryan H.; Wall, D. Gary – Online Submission, 2010
While research has been conducted concerning the effects of school-based mentoring on at-risk students, limited work has focused on the volunteer mentors. This study examined the motivations of adult volunteers and the benefits of their participation in a six-month, school-based mentoring program. A total of 31 volunteers completed adapted…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mentors, At Risk Students, Volunteers
Alivernini, Fabio; Manganelli, Sara; Vinci, Emanuela; Di Leo, Ines – Online Submission, 2010
Questionnaire data from the PIRLS 2006 study in Italy provided a number of indices in order to summarize factors of educational context influencing reading achievement. The aim of the present paper is to study the relationships between school factors, teacher factors, family factors, student factors and reading achievement by means of multilevel…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Reading Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 4