Entries by Jean Rhodes

An attachment perspective on incarcerated parents and their children

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Cassidy, J., Poehlmann, J., & Shaver, P. (2010). An attachment perspective on incarcerated parents and their children. Attachment & Human Development, 12(4), 285-288. Problem: It is estimated that over 3 million children are affected by having an incarcerated parent (Glaze & Maruschak, 2008; Western & Wildeman, 2009). One particular way in which children are negatively […]

Register for the 14th Annual Minnesota Mentoring Conference “The State of Mentoring”

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It’s time to register for the 14th Annual Minnesota Mentoring Conference “The State of Mentoring” Date: October 17, 2013 Location: Crowne Plaza St. Paul – Riverfront Hotel in downtown St. Paul, MN Cost:  $125 Early Bird/$75 Student and AmeriCorps/$150 Standard Registration after Early Bird deadline of September 16, 2013. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kent Pekel, President and […]

Do results apply to my program?: External validity, generalizability, and transferability refer to fairly similar ideas.

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by Adar Ben-Eliyahu, Ph.D. Technically speaking there are slight differences in the definitions presented below: External validity– to what extent do the study findings apply to other programs not studied within the particular study? Generalizability  – is this true for other similar programs? Transferability – can this be applied to other programs that are different? […]

Donating My Bone Marrow to Dad

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  Editor’s Note: Thank you to MENTOR’s Ellen Christman for passing this beautiful piece along which appeared in the Huffington Post. Written by America’s Promise’s David Park, it is a powerful reminder of our deep, connections and the importance of acceptance. David Park Executive vice president, mission advancement, for America’s Promise Alliance. Donating My Bone […]

MENTOR & Rocket21 Announce a New Online Platform to Enhance Mentor/Mentee Relationships

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MENTOR: THE NATIONAL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP AND YOUTH SOCIAL NETWORK ROCKET21 ANNOUNCE A NEW CUSTOMIZED ON-LINE PLATFORM TO ENHANCE MENTOR – MENTEE RELATIONSHIPS MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and youth social network Rocket21, the only social networking platform designed to safely connect kids and teens with communities of professionals and experts representing leading institutions and brands […]

Intentional-self regulation (ISR) skills: What is their role in youth’s future outlook?

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Schmid, K.L., Phelps, E., & Lerner, R.M. (2011). Constructing positive futures: Modeling the relationship between adolescents’ hopeful future expectations and intentional self-regulation in predicting positive youth development. Journal of Adolescence, 34, 1127-1135. Background: During adolescence, young people often explore their identities and thinking about pathways into adulthood. Their increasing cognitive and behavioral capacities provide them […]

MENTOR and Center highlighted at Social Impact Exchange Conference

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Bridging the Research to Practice Gap: Spreading What Works With Mentoring Meghan Duffy, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations Posted: June 24, 2013 Topics: Annual conference, Evidence base, Mentoring, scaling strategies Contrary to popular belief (or at least mine), at least half of youth involved in mentoring programs are being served by grassroots programs, and not the big names that come to […]