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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
