Culture and Context

This section includes articles that explore the racial, cultural, and broader contextual dimensions of mentoring relationships.

New Study Maps Where Mentoring, Leadership, and Social Responsibility Research Converge

Rojas Valdez, K., Ramírez Lozano,…

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,…

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

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

A New Blueprint for Cultural Mentoring in Out-of-Home Care

Ezekwem-Obi, A., Grace, R., Edenborough, M., Blythe, S., &…

“I felt like I was nobody. Then I felt alive:” Inside the classrooms where Black male teachers became mentors

Jones, K. V., Porter, S., Cooley, S., Haizlip, A., Parish, L.,…

New Study Finds Informal Mentors Can Blunt Discrimination’s Toll on Latino/a Teens

Kuperminc, G. P., Arce,…