Why tutoring? : a way to achieve success in school / Andrea M. Nelson-Royes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson-Royes, Andrea M., 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tutors and tutoring.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why Tutoring?: A Way to Achieve Success in School offers educators, school administrators, policymakers, parents, caregivers, and community members a practical and research-driven perspective on tutoring that links theories, research, and practice. The book examines tutoring as a viable strategy to increase academic success in education. In addition, it provides readers with information on establishing tutoring programs within educational institutions or ventures outside formal education, such as after-school study programs. It is a resource that provides stakeholders with an effective educati

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Centuries of Tutoring and Its Impact on Student Academic Success""; ""2 Evaluation of Tutoring Programs""; ""3 Successful Tutoring Programs""; ""4 Technology and Online Tutoring""; ""5 Student Motivation and Parental Involvement in Tutoring""; ""Appendices""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4758-0749-X

OCLC:

906576167