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.

Teens get them talking: The results of an evaluation of the Teens and Toddlers program

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Humphrey, K. & Olivier, A. (2014). Investigating the impact…

Do Mentees Just Wanna Have Fun?

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by David DuBois Much of my research has been focused on examining…

Can you schedule fun? Implications for Mentors

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Written by Erika Ebsworth-Goold-WUSTL Life moves fast,…

The Next Generation of Evidence-Based Policy

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By Vivian Tseng When we began this blog series, we posited…

Brief Mentoring, Big Effects: Evaluation of a Short-Term, School-Based Mentoring Intervention

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McQuillin, S., Strait, G., Bradley, S., & Ingram A. (2015).…

Why a little loneliness can be protective

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"Loneliness is something we all have, we can all fall into,…

New Research Identifies Relationship Quality as Key to Successful School-Based Mentoring

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Bayer, A., Grossman, J., & DuBois, D. L. (2015). Using…

Mentoring for Children of Incarcerated Parents – National Mentoring Resource Center Review

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Group Review Board G. Roger Jarjoura, Ph.D. (American Institutes…
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Giving support can improve mentors’ brain functioning

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Giving support to others has unique positive effects on brain…

New study explores mentor relationship beginnings

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DeWitt, D. J., Lipman, E. L., Da Costa, J., Graham, K., Larose,…