VISTAS Online is an innovative publication produced for ACA by Dr. Garry R. Walz and Dr. Jeanne C. Bleuer of Counseling Outfitters, LLC. Its purpose is to provide a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA Conference and selected ACA Division Conferences. Papers on a program or practice that has been validated through research or experience may also be submitted. This digital collection of peer-reviewed articles is authored by counselors, for counselors. VISTAS Online contains the full text of over 900 proprietary counseling articles published from 2004 to 2017.
2016
Improving Academic Achievement and Self-Concept in Elementary School Students Through Mentoring Programs: A Preliminary Study
2016
This study examined the efficacy of two school-based mentoring programs on improving academic achievement and self-concept among elementary school students (N= 55). Results indicated standardized reading, language, and math achievement scores improved significantly from fall to spring in both the Job ASSET Peer Mentor Program and the Adult Mentor Program. In addition, self-concept improved more for students in the Job ASSET
Peer Mentor Program compared to those in the Adult Mentor Program. Implications for
school counselors are discussed.
Keywords: elementary school, mentoring, academic achievement, self-concept