Mentoring Practice

Here we provide the latest science of different approaches to mentoring practice, from how to encourage engagement to managing closures —and everything in between.

“I Might Bother My Mentor”: New Study Shows Why Peer Mentoring Needs Structure, Not Just Goodwill

Surti, A., Arain, F., Akbar, R., & Rehman, R. (2026). Learning…

New Findings on the Struggles and Rewards of Youth Mentoring

Wong, J. S., Neilsen, K., & Nielsen, J. (2026). Examining…

UAE’s New Online Mentoring Program Offers a Blueprint for Global Gifted Education

Elhoweris, H., Mohamed, A., Garces-Bacsal, R. M., & Opoku,…

New Research Shows Project-Based Mentoring Boosts Science Confidence in Special Education

Maryani, I., Wahidah, W., & Shaafi, N. F. (2026). Project-based…

New Study Finds Mentoring Cuts “Quiet Quitting” Among Gen Z Graduate Interns

Siwela, S., & Tebele, C. (2026).…

Exploring how intersectional identities shape the quality and duration of their relationships

Jones, K. V., Melton, T. N., Anderson, A. J., Keller, T. E.,…

First-Gen Students Need a Mentoring Network, Not Just One Mentor, Study Finds

Monjaras-Gaytan, L. Y., Sánchez, B., Raposa, E. B., Lovell,…

The Cost of Rejection: What Happens When Youth-Initiated Mentoring Fails

Dantzer, B., Perry, N., & Church-Duplessis, V. (2026). Youth-initiated…