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Treffer: School-Based Mentoring for Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Title:
School-Based Mentoring for Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Language:
English
Authors:
Wood, Sarah, Mayo-Wilson, Evan
Source:
Research on Social Work Practice. May 2012 22(3):257-269.
Availability:
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
13
Publication Date:
2012
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Education Level:
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors:
Mentors, Adolescents, Effect Size, Meta Analysis, Educational Environment, Academic Achievement, Attendance, Self Esteem, Risk, Databases, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Program Design, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Intervention, Low Income, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms:
United Kingdom
DOI:
10.1177/1049731511430836
ISSN:
1049-7315
Number of References:
69
Entry Date:
2012
Accession Number:
EJ961552
Database:
ERIC

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Objectives: To evaluate the impact of school-based mentoring for adolescents (11-18 years) on academic performance, attendance, attitudes, behavior, and self-esteem. Method: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The authors searched 12 databases from 1980 to 2011. Eight studies with 6,072 participants were included, 6 were included in meta-analysis. Studies were assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool. Results: Across outcomes, effect sizes were very small (random effects), and most were not significant. The magnitude of the largest effect (for self-esteem) was close to zero, g = 0.09, [0.03, 0.14]. Conclusions: The mentoring programs included in this review did not reliably improve any of the included outcomes. Well-designed programs implemented over a longer time might achieve positive results. (Contains 3 tables and 7 figures.)

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