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Item The Effect of One-on-One Student Mentoring on the Negative Behavior of Middle School Students(2014-07) Aue, Bryan; Masters of EducationThe purpose of this study was to determine if the number of referrals a middle school student receives would change following a one-on-one student mentoring intervention (Check-In/Check- Out). The measurement tool was the number of minor and major discipline referrals as recorded by STARS. This study involved use of a pre-experimental design where one group of students received the intervention and data was examined before and after the intervention. Reductions in the number of minor referrals were significant for the students participating in the study. There was no significant change in the number of major referrals following the intervention. Research in this area should continue as school boards are looking for alternatives to suspension and the study showed signs of affecting behavior in a positive way.Item The impact of mentoring on the behavior boys in an urban charter school(2010-07) Harris, Katherine E.; Masters of EducationThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mentoring on the behavior of boys in an urban charter school. The intervention group consisted of 32 boys and the comparison group consisted of 29 boys. The types of mentoring included therapeutic mentoring, sports group mentoring with a character education component, and peer mentoring. The analysis using an independent t-test revealed that mentoring did not positively impact the behavior of boys as a whole group. The findings of the study reject the null hypothesis that mentoring will have no impact on the behavior of boys. The results of this study suggest the need for further research regarding the behavior of pre-adolescent boys.