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.

How do parents feel about their children’s mentoring relationships?

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Spencer, R., Basualdo-Delmonico, A., & Lewis, T.O. (2011).…

Cultivating a willingness to try, fail, and try again in youth

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by Junlei Li  (The Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and…

Peeling the onion: How many matches survive to the completion of programs?

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by David L. DuBois  Here's a good question from Nina Jonson,…

Latino Adolescents’ Ethnic Identity is a Buffer Against Perceived Discrimination

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Submitted by Amy Glaspie  By Tara Kuther  As adolescents’…

When is it the right time to close a struggling match?

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Although there are some obvious times when a mentoring match…

To disclose or not to disclose, that is the question

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Henretty, J., & Levitt, H. (2010). The role of therapist…

On Mentoring and Perennials

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By Jean Rhodes and Belle Liang. Spring is in the air in Boston…

Tactful mentors: A mentor is often someone older, but must she also be wiser?  

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When I train mentors, especially those with considerable life…

Programs that help teens and young adults succeed

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Editor's note: In recent days, YouthBuild has been getting some…

How mentoring affects academic outcomes: The role of relationship quality

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