School Based Mentoring Program For At-Risk Youth

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

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Course Title : MSA 685 Integrative Analysis of Administration

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Research Project Title : School-Base Mentoring Program for At-Risk Youth

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Examining the Trends and Different School-Base Mentoring Programs

for At-Risk Youth

MSA 685 Integrative Analysis of Administration

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Table of Contents

Page Number

Chapter 1 Issue

Introduction 4

Background and Significance 7

Research Problem 8

Research Objectives 10

Scope 10

Chapter 2 Literature Review 11

Historical General Background 11

Existing Studies 12

Methodology 16

Instrumentation and Statistical Approach 17

Significant Studies 20

Summary of Literature Reviewed 21

Chapter 3 Research Methodology 23

Chapter 4 Findings 40

Chapter 5 Summary , Conclusions , and Recommendations 43

References 50

Appendix A

Appendix B Chapter 1 : The Issue

Introduction

This study represents the qualitative component of a meta-analysis project examining the designing and planning stages to implement a school-base mentoring program . At present , remarkable enthusiasm for the potential of mentoring programs exists among practitioners , policy makers , and politicians alike . Mentoring programs are growing exponentially across the country , and according to Big Brothers /Big Sisters , school-based mentoring programs in particular are cited as the most rapidly growing of all forms of mentoring (Big Brothers /Big Sisters Annual Report , 2006 . In 2005 , 90 ,000 youth were reportedly involved in school-based mentoring relationships through Big Brothers /Big Sisters alone

The current climate creates an assumption that these programs are effective interventions for at-risk youth . As recently as January 2005 President Bush announced plans for a 450 million initiative to expand access to mentoring programs for young Americans 300 million of which would focus on mentoring for school-aged students at risk (State of the Union Speech , 2005 . HYPERLINK "http /www .cnn .com /2005 /ALLPOLITICS /01 /28 /sotu .transcript www .cnn .com /2005 /ALLPOLITICS /01 /28 /sotu .transcript , accessed 7 /24 /08 The No Child Left Behind ' education initiative has resulted in national efforts to increase school- based mentoring programs under the Safe and Drug Free Schools programs . These programs are advertised as initiatives with multiple aims in supporting at risk- youth , including improving academic performance and interpersonal relationships between children and their peers , teachers , other adults , and family members reducing the drop-out rate and juvenile delinquency and decreasing gang involvement among young people ( HYPERLINK "http /www .ed .gov /news /newsletters /extracredit /2004 /06 /0603 .html http /www .ed .gov /news /newsletters /extracredit /2004 /06 /0603 .html accessed 7 /25 /08

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