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.

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…

New Research Shows Attunement Training Reshapes How Staff Support Mentors

Pryce, J., Gentile, J., Lotz, C., Colindres…

Global Study Finds Children of Incarcerated Parents Share Strength Across Cultures

Poehlmann, J., Brookes, L., Gordon, L., Park, K. H., Ssuubi,…

Can a Mentor Fix a Teen’s Health Habits? New Study Says Maybe

Arlinghaus, K. R., Stuenkel, K., Gadient, J., Bell, A. N., Goodman,…

New Review Highlights What Makes Nature-Based Youth Programs Actually Work

Garst, B. A., Vanic, M., Melton, T. N., Foster, C., & Bowers,…

Can E-Mentoring Reach Struggling Families? New Findings Say It Already Does

Kaufman, M. R., Wright, K., Palen, L.-A.,…

New Review: Student Mentoring Only Sticks When Schools Build It Into Their DNA

Elevri, P. A., Ruyadi, Y., Nurdin, E. S., Dahliyana, A., Juntika,…

Study Finds Race Matters More Than Gender in Who Gets a Mentor

Gowdy, G., Palmer, M. T., Saastamoinen, M., & Rivera, M.…