Andrea Nelson-Royes, EdD, is an educational researcher and writer. She holds a doctoral degree in educational and organizational leadership from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.

• ForewordPreface Acknowledgments Introduction 1Centuries of Tutoring and Its Impact on Student Academic Success 2 Evaluation of Tutoring Programs 3Successful Tutoring Programs 4Technology and Online Tutoring 5Student Motivation and Parental Involvement in Tutoring Appendices Appendix A: Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation: Program Standards StatementsAppendix B: List of the Saint Paul Public Schools Best Practices for Tutoring ProgramsAppendix C: Resources for Engaging Parents in Education References IndexAbout the Author

Exhilarating and timely. Dr. Nelson-Royes has captured the essential outtakes of the tutoring process. She has compiled a volume which can be utilized in today’s classrooms, higher educational setting, as well as corporate environments. Why Tutoring?: A Way to Achieve Success in School, offers a refreshing view of the future of tutoring in educational development while relating historical aspects of the process. Her book brilliantly illuminates characteristics of the process which will assist with a discussion beyond mere - why tutoring is needed - to a higher discussion of -when and how - to. This book is a much needed resource for both new educators and experienced administrators as they plan for the success of our students in schools across the world.