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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

Youth in a mentoring program:

- Were rated by their teachers as more engaged in the classroom than youth in the control group

Compared to a control group:

- Teachers were less likely to report behavior problems for mentored students

- The percentage of mentored youth referred to school administrators for a severe discipline infraction decreased from pre to post intervention








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