Entries by Jean Rhodes

Postdoctoral Research Associate Position with the National Mentoring Resource Center

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POSITION DESCRIPTION: A full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate position with an immediate (earliest feasible) start date is available to provide assistance with evidence translation and dissemination for the newly established and Federally-funded National Mentoring Resource Center. The postdoctoral research associate will work under the Research Director for the Center, Dr. David DuBois, at the Institute for […]

Generational Warfare Is a Media Myth: Seniors and Kids Need Each

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 By Michael D. Eisner and Marc Freeman (Reprinted from the Huffington Post) A public school in a gritty, industrial city, with most of its students growing up in poverty, but with scores near the top of educational performance charts for charter schools in the state of Ohio. What’s the secret of its success? Surprisingly, it […]

Talking about social class eases achievement gap: Implications for mentoring

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Posted by Clifton B. Parker-Stanford New research finds that talking about social class helps first-generation college students reduce the social-class achievement gap by as much as 63 percent. Using a “difference-education” approach, these students had higher grade-point averages and took better advantage of college resources than peers who didn’t participate in the discussion. Research has shown […]

Adolescent turning points: Helping young people make sense of adversity

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Turning points, including unexpected deaths, serious accident or illness, natural disasters, etc., can change the path of one’s life.  And, according to researchers, when they strike during adolescence and early adulthood, when identity development is still in flux, they can be particularly influential and growth enhancing. For this growth to occur, however, survivors need to […]

Mentor Foster Parents Featured in Herald News

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PHOTO/ HERALD NEWS PHOTO | JACK FOLEY Nanci Fiddes gets kissed by her her adopted children, Davien, 5, and Kryssa, 6. Published in the Herald News  (author unidentified) FALL RIVER — On a typical day, Nanci Fiddes is up at 5 a.m. making breakfast for her three kids so she can get them dressed in their […]

The important role that parents play in mentoring relationships

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Posted by Kea Norrell-Aitch, Michigan State University Extension Most mentoring programs require adult mentors and youth mentees to spend a significant amount of time together. This one-on-one time is needed to form a trusting relationship and to become familiar with each other. Michigan State University Extension suggests parents be included in the match process to […]

New posts in the iTunes “Mentoring U” podcast series

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We are thrilled to announce the new Mentoring U audio podcast series. Now you can download episodes and learn about mentoring while you’re driving, cooking, etc.  Produced by award-winning radio host, Micheline Mann, the Chronicle’s podcast series was recently described by one listener as “like NPR for mentoring.” To get started, we have released 10 new podcasts for […]

An evidence-based approach to improving youth’s emotional literacy

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Fleischer, L. (2010). Developing emotional literacy: Transition planning for youth at risk. Reclaiming Children & Youth, 19 (1),  50-53. summarized by UMB doctoral students Laura Yovienne and Stella Kanchewa Problem: Transitioning from high school to college or the employment can be a daunting task. for many young people. Typical transition classes and planning tend to […]

New report describes lessons learned about engaging military families in youth mentoring

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Taking Care of Our Own: Lessons Learned About Engaging Military Families in Youth Mentoring Download report Sep 30, 2014 Author(s): Basualdo-Delmonico, Antoinette; Herrera, Carla Publisher(s): Amachi, Inc. This report offers valuable findings from the Amachi Expansion for Military and Civilian Families (AEMCF) project, one of the first large-scale efforts to provide mentoring to military-connected children across multiple states. […]