EDU101MentoringResearchProject

The October 2001 issue of the National Association of Secondary School Principals //Bulletin// had a special section on " New directions for school, family, and community partnerships in middle and high schools  ." There are 5 articles in the issue that deal directly with volunteering, mentoring, and community involvement. (The total length of all the articles is about the same as one chapter in the textbook. Don't be frightened when you see the number of pages, usually one or two pages of each article are the reference list, and this particular journal uses big font.)

This periodical is available in the UMF library (hard copy) and online through the UMF library Web site that is linked to eCampus. You can download .pdf versions of the articles, read the html versions online or even download audio versions [note that the audio version is computer generated and reads EVERY word--the longest ones are 21 minutes long].

You will read all 5 articles and write a 4 to 6 page paper (double-spaced, APA style, with cover sheet (not to count as one of the 4 to 6 pages)) which summarizes each article and tells how you would use the information from that article in your classroom (or in your school) as a teacher.

__The article titles are:__
 * Family involvement in high school: predictors and effects
 * Interactive science homework: an experiment in home and school connections
 * Practices and conditions that lead to a sense of community in middle schools
 * Recruiting and using volunteers in meaningful ways in secondary schools
 * Schools, families, and communities partnering for middle level students' success