- PMD: 6
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Introduction
- Poster Session 8: Promoting Academic Success
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- evaluate the effectiveness of Check & Connect as a group mentoring program for at-risk students;
- describe mentors’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators of Check & Connect in a group format; and
- examine the impact of Check & Connect group mentoring program on student engagement.
Description
This poster session highlights findings from a mentoring project for African American 6th–8th grade students. Further, it examines the impact of the Check & Connect program in a group format.
Presenter(s)
Devon Slaughter, Georgia State University
Chavez M. Phelps, Georgia State University
Joel Meyers, Georgia State University
Contributor(s)
Zakiya E. Austin, Nicklas Mam, Krysta LaMotte
