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A Peer-Led High School Transition Program Increases Graduation Rates Among Latino Males

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  • Valerie L. Johnson
  • Patricia Simon
  • Eun-Young Mun

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The authors investigated the impact of a manualized high school transition program, the Peer Group Connection (PGC) program, on the graduation rate at a low-income, Mid-Atlantic high school. The program utilized 12th-grade student peer leaders to create a supportive environment for incoming ninth-grade students. Results of a randomized control trial demonstrated that male students who participated in the program during Grade 9 were significantly more likely to graduate from high school within 4 years than male students in the control group (81% vs. 63%). Findings suggest that peers can be effective in delivering a school-based, social emotional learning intervention and that it is possible to intervene in Grade 9 to influence the probability of high school graduation.

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  • Valerie L. Johnson & Patricia Simon & Eun-Young Mun, 2014. "A Peer-Led High School Transition Program Increases Graduation Rates Among Latino Males," The Journal of Educational Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 107(3), pages 186-196, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vjerxx:v:107:y:2014:i:3:p:186-196
    DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2013.788991
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    1. Robison, Samuel & Jaggers, Jeremiah & Rhodes, Judith & Blackmon, Bret J. & Church, Wesley, 2017. "Correlates of educational success: Predictors of school dropout and graduation for urban students in the Deep South," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 37-46.

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