Best Practices in School-Based Mentoring Programs for Adolescents

School-based mentoring (SBM) is an intervention that addresses the disengagement of “at-risk” youth. Currently, empirical evidence that SBM may help to stem youth disengagement remains largely inconclusive and inconsistent, and few studies have sought to examine the relational element of SBM. This article reports on a study that used a hermeneutic phenomenological methodology to identify and describe the constructs that constitute the lived experiences of two professional mentors working with young adolescents. The study’s analysis revealed the mentor–mentee relationship as the principal operative element of such programs and identified mechanisms for the successful generation of mentor–mentee relational quality.

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An Investigation of Same- Versus Cross-Gender Matching for Boys in Formal School-Based Mentoring Programs

Applied Developmental Science ◽

10.1080/10888691.2014.876251 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 31-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Stella S. Kanchewa ◽

Jean E. Rhodes ◽

Sarah E. O. Schwartz ◽

Lauren E. W. Olsho

Keyword(s):

Mentoring Programs ◽

School Based ◽

School Based Mentoring ◽

Gender Matching ◽

Formal School

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Fostering School and Community Connections Through School-Based Mentoring Programs

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e537462009-002 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

R. Brett Nelson ◽

Diana Nelson ◽

Justin Campbell

Keyword(s):

Mentoring Programs ◽

School Based ◽

Community Connections ◽

School And Community ◽

School Based Mentoring

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Potential for the Role of School-Based Animal-Assisted Literacy Mentoring Programs

Language and Literacy ◽

10.20360/g2wc70 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 21 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Lori Friesen

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Literacy Programs ◽

Mentoring Programs ◽

School Based ◽

Mentorship Programs

This article explores how current research into school-based mentorship programs might inform the adult’s role as mentor in animal-assisted literacy programs and thereby offer children a unique and valuable form of support for learning. An examination of the goals and best practices of school-based mentorship programs alongside animal-assisted literacy mentorship programs opens space for an in-depth exploration into possibilities for how an animal might enhance the mentorship experience for children.

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