The Test of Time in School-Based Mentoring: The Role of Relationship Duration and Re-Matching on Academic Outcomes

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 43-54

  Grossman, Jean B ^a,b   Chan, Christian S ^c   Schwartz, Sarah E O ^c   Rhodes, Jean E ^c  

^a Public/Private Ventures   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Mentoring; School based intervention

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TEACHER; TIME;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTORS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856634174     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-011-9435-0     Document Type: Article

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