Natural Mentoring

These articles pertain to relationships that are forged with caring nonparent adults (e.g., extended families, teachers, coaches, clergy, etc.) as opposed to those that are matched through programs.

New study on barriers to forming natural mentoring relationships in Latinx youth

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Monjaras-Gaytan, L. Y., Sánchez, B., & Smith Carter,…

All the tech in the world: School closures and the loss of natural mentoring

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  "Ultimately you can have all the tech in the world,…

Parents’ and caretakers’ perceptions of informal youth mentorships

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Weiler, L. M., Keyzers, A., Scafe, M., Anderson, A., &…

Which young people have access to informal mentoring?

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Gowdy, G., Miller, D. P., & Spencer, R. (2020). Expanding…

Identifying attributes of natural youth mentoring relationships

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Deutsch, N. L., Mauer, V. A., Johnson, H. E., Grabowska, A.…

Does mentoring by teachers help academically at-risk high school students ?

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Larose, S., Duchesne, S., & Châteauvert, G. B. (2020).…

How informal mentoring may benefit the educational resilience of sexual minority youth

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Gastic, B. & Johnson, D. (2009). Teacher-mentors and the…

Natural mentoring for foster youth moves from theory to practice

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By Devon Ziminski, The Chronicle of Social Change Young people…

Profiles in Mentoring: A Conversation with Johanna Greeson on Natural Mentoring and Foster Care

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Below is a profile of Professor Johanna Greeson. Johanna's excellent…