dc.contributor.author	Church, Carole	en_US
dc.coverage.spatial	Habersham County, Georgia	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2003-2005	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-25T16:00:13Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-09-30T15:58:16Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-03-02T17:29:17Z
dc.date.available	2009-09-25T16:00:13Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2009-09-30T15:58:16Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-03-02T17:29:17Z
dc.date.issued	2005-05	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/151	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of peer mentoring through literature circles on female Hispanic students. The intervention involved six sixth-grade female Hispanic students and six eighth-grade female Hispanic students supervised by an eighthgrade teacher and me. The student participants read the award winning book, Esperanza Rising, in literature circles, meeting weekly for face-to-face discussion. Email was used to communicate during the intervals between the weekly meetings. Prior to this study, a literature review was conducted to determine specific educational issues affecting female Hispanic students, the effects of literature circles, the use of email as a learning tool, and to explore self-esteem and academic confidence of students. Data was collected through observations of student participants as they read and discussed Esperanza Rising in literature circles, through surveys to determine attitudes toward reading, literature circles, self-esteem, and academic confidence, through informal and formal interviews, reviews of email communication, and frequency of email communication. Findings suggested that literature circles and email communication were an effective model of instruction and helped students achieve improved self-esteem and academic confidence. The results of the study were communicated to the learning community through a meeting with a representative of the Schlecty Group and the Working on the Work Design Team from South Habersham Middle School and through a multimedia presentation to teachers, administration, and students. The multimedia presentation will also be displayed during the school showcase of quality work in May.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Valdosta State University	en_US
dc.rights	Copyright protected. Unauthorized reproduction or use beyond the exceptions granted by the Fair Use clause of U.S. Copyright law may violate federal law.	en_US
dc.subject	Peer mentoring	en_US
dc.subject	Literature circles	en_US
dc.subject	Hispanic	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Group work in education	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Mentoring in education	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Peer teaching	en_US
dc.title	The Effects of Peer Mentoring Through Literature Circles on Female Hispanic Students	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Curriculum and Instructional Technology	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Brovey, Andrew J.	en_US
dc.description.committee	Hinkle, Verilette	en_US
dc.description.committee	Schmertzing, Lorraine C.	en_US
dc.description.degree	Ed.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Instructional Technology	en_US