Editors Blog

Chronicle editor, Jean Rhodes, offers her perspectives on topics related to mentoring research, practice, and policies.

Three ways that mentoring makes us informed advocates for the needs of all children

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By: Jean Rhodes "It is extraordinarily difficult to love children…

The long and winding path to adulthood

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Editor's Note: Walk into any bus terminal, coffee shop, library,…

Let’s build partnerships to improve evidence uptake

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Post by Vivian Tseng, Vice President, Programs at the William…

Racial discrimination and ethnic identity in Latina/o youth

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by Bernadette Sanchez Ali Mroczkowski, my student, and I recently…

The real mentoring gap—and what to do about it

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by Jean Rhodes If you haven’t already read Chapter 5 of…

10 reasons mentors should play cards with their mentees

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by Jean Rhodes Who knew? The simple act of playing cards or…

Should “mentor duty” be the new “jury duty?”

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By Brandon Busteed Gallup just conducted a large study of…

The Hidden Costs of Growing up in the Shadow of Wealth for Low-Income Children

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By Candice Odgers, Ph.D. (posted on WTGrant.Org) William…

You should sometimes talk politics and religion: Here’s why

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by Jean Rhodes I was presenting findings from my research…

The two most important features of high-quality mentoring programs

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Editor's Note: Here is the second installment of this important…