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McAllister, Carolyn A.; Harold, Rena D.; Ahmedani, Brian K.; Cramer, Elizabeth P. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2009
"Targeted mentoring" refers to mentoring aimed at a particular population. This article presents the evaluation of a mentoring program for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in social work education. Forty-three mentors and proteges responded to a survey regarding their program experiences. The results highlight the need for…
Descriptors: Mentors, Social Work, Program Evaluation, Homosexuality
Huang, Denise; La Torre, Deborah; Duong, Nikki; Huber, Lindsay Perez; Leon, Seth; Oh, Christine – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2009
Afterschool programs offer an important avenue for enhancing educational opportunities. Federal, state, and local educational authorities increasingly see them as environments to improve attitudes toward school, achievement, and academic performance (Fashola, 2002; Hollister, 2003) with higher levels of student participation and engagement in…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Urban Schools, At Risk Students
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Casson, Stephen F. – Child & Youth Services, 2005
The provision of a coherent "parenting," "teaching," and "developmental" program is a complex undertaking. It has all the makings of an organizational, managerial, and therapeutic nightmare when different types of workers, with marked differences in personality and values, become responsible for different children with a variety of problems in a…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Language Usage, Residential Programs, At Risk Persons