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Educational  Achievement and Cognitive Attainment Domain
By Susan Jekielek, M.A., Kristin A. Moore, Ph.D., and  Elizabeth Hair, Ph.D.
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High School Grades School Absences Perceived Scholastic Competence Attitudes About School College Attendance School Behavior  
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 Experimental Research Studies Non-Experimental Research Studies

Those participating in a program with mentoring:

- Had better attitudes toward school compared to non-participants or participants who did not get mentoring

- Were viewed by their teachers as placing a higher value on school





The following practices are best bets towards school:

- Mentoring programs that improve parental relationships and scholastic competence

- High involvement with mentors


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