Project RAISE

 Project Raise

Phone

(410) 685-8316

Richard Rowe

Fax

(410) 752-5016

Baltimore Mentoring Institute

 

605 North Eutaw Street

 

Baltimore, MD 21201

 

Program Description

Focus Area

Age Group

Conflict Resolution

Middle School

6th through

Drop Out Prevention

High School

12th Grades

Partnerships

 

 

Support Services

 

 

Violence Prevention

Research Description

Outcomes

  • higher attendance rates
  • improved report card grades in English

The following outcomes were not statistically significant:

  • no differences in grade retention and standardized test scores

Outcomes depended on characteristics of mentors.

 

Research Category

5

Local Research

Design

Quasi Experimental

 

Multiple Studies

N/A

The information in the research reviewed did not indicate that other studies have been conducted.

Sample Size

>50

Sponsor organizations=7; sample size ranged from 75-80 students per sponsor organization; number of children in comparison group not specified.

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Documentation of attendance rates, report card grades, grade retention rates, standardized achievement test(CAT)

Results

Mixed

Some outcomes were statistically significant.

Published

Yes

American Journal of Education, 1991

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards.