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  • Educational Psychology
  • Adolescent Development

Background:

  • Adolescents often face academic challenges and disengagement.
  • Developmental theories suggest mastery is achieved through active engagement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the potential of using at-risk high school students as tutors for younger children.
  • To investigate if this role helps adolescents overcome past school failures.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot program pairing near-dropout high school students with young children as tutors.
  • Analysis of tutors' experiences focusing on relationships with tutees, supervisors, peers, and the school system.

Main Results:

  • The program provided a novel context for adolescents to engage actively with the school environment.
  • Experiences were analyzed through the lens of tutor-tutee, tutor-supervisor, and tutor-peer dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • This approach offers a potential pathway for adolescents to reframe negative experiences with school.
  • Active roles may facilitate mastery over areas previously associated with failure and disinterest.