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Testerman, Janet – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Research shows that poor student-teacher relations adversely affect students' self-concept. Teachers at a Florida high school created positive advisor/advisee relationships for a group of high-risk students with grade-point averages of 1.5 or below. After 21 weeks, these students had better attendance and grade-point averages than control-group…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attendance, Dropout Prevention
