Editors Blog

Chronicle editor, Jean Rhodes, offers her perspectives on topics related to mentoring research, practice, and policies.

Relying on youth mentoring programs for mental health services: Challenges and implications

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by Jean Rhodes In a recent issue of  Cultural Diversity and…

From “out of the park” mentoring relationships to consistent, evidence-based approaches

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by Jean Rhodes For years, I was stubbornly convinced that…

‘My guidance counselor didn’t do any of this’: How mentors can extend the vital work of school counselors

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By Jean Rhodes “When I was in high school, my guidance counselor…

Mentoring without borders: Three ways to join the international youth mentoring movement

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By Jean Rhodes Although the U.S. continues to account for…

What we talk about when we talk about transference

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by Jean Rhodes Transference is what happens when someone…

Grabbing the fourth cookie: On luck, entitlement, and mentors

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by Jean Rhodes Here's a story for graduation season. A few…

Challenging the “Dodo Bird Verdict” in Youth Mentoring

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by Jean Rhodes In 1936, psychologist Saul Rosenzweig coined…

I dunno, what do you wanna do?: Mismatched expectations and lost opportunities to help

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by Jean Rhodes In 2010, mentoring researchers Michael Karcher,…
K-12 Corner: "You can't give what you ain't got" - Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring

Three important mentoring tips from a relationship guru

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by Jean Rhodes Relationship expert John Gottman has spent…

Opportunity (and mentor) hoarding in America

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by Matthew Hagler & Jean Rhodes The latest admissions…