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Peer reviewedFreedman, Marc; Jaffe, Natalie – NASSP Bulletin, 1993
Discusses a specific type of mentoring: matching retired, older persons with young people enduring a crisis period in their lives. Programs such as the Teaching Learning Communities (T-LC) Mentoring Program in Ann Arbor, Michigan, assign elders as mentors and tutors to junior high school students in danger of dropping out. Strong elder-youth bonds…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, Intergenerational Programs
Hausman, Bonnie; Parsons, Kathryn – Equity and Choice, 1989
Describes the Parent and Child Education (PACE) program, a statewide family literacy program in Kentucky that promotes positive attitudes toward schooling and academic achievement. PACE focuses on parents' basic skills, children's learning skills, and parents' child care skills. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Educationally Disadvantaged, Family Literacy
