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If You Build It They Might Come: New Study Examines Motivation as a Consideration when Developing Virtual Mentoring Programs

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Hennig, F., Wesche, J. S., Handke, L., & Kerschreiter, R. (2024). Designing virtual mentoring programs based on students’ motivation to participate: A qualitative study. Information and Learning Science. Introduction The necessity for social distancing during the pandemic accelerated the adoption of Virtual Mentoring Programs (VMPs), which utilize digital communication channels to maintain mentor-mentee relationships remotely. […]

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Hands together people, mentoring. Youth mentoring.

Cultural Humility is Key: New Study Identifies Cultural Humility Profiles Predicting Outcomes

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Anderson, A. J., Simpson, S. B., & Sánchez, B. (2024). Profiles in cultural humility: Examining differences in openness to training and match length among volunteer mentors. Children and Youth Services Review, 163, 107803. Introduction Cultural humility, defined as ongoing awareness, supportive interactions, and efforts to address social inequalities, is crucial in mentoring, especially in diverse […]

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From “just-in-case” to “just-in-time” mentor training

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By Jean Rhodes One of my favorite old Saturday Night Live skits was the Five-Minute University. The idea is that most of college courses fill students with a ton of information,  just-in-case it might be helpful some day.  In the skit, Father Guido’s Five-Minute University aimed to teach students in five minutes “what the average […]

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Shifting “Boys Will Be Boys”: Research Program Highlights Detrimental Impact of “Boy Culture” on Youth Development

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Way, N. (2024). Rebels With a Cause: Reimagining Boys, Ourselves, and Our Culture. Dutton. Introduction In an interview, developmental psychologist Niobe Way discussed her research, which addresses the detrimental impact of cultural norms on boys and young men. She highlights the profound effects of “boy” culture—a societal construct that prioritizes stereotypically masculine traits such as […]

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In This Together: New Study Highlights Peer Connections as a Pathway to Belongingness in Youth Mentoring

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Boat, A. A., Hsieh, D., & Wu, C.-Y. (2024). Bidirectional pathways between relationships and sense of belonging in a program for youth living in low-income households. Children and Youth Services Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107797 Introduction Positive Youth Development (PYD) programs focus on promoting youths’ strengths through supportive relational contexts. However, the specific impacts of […]

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The Best Medicine: Review Examines the Importance of Humor to Outcomes of Coaching Interventions

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Vendl, A., Alvarado-Alvarez, C., & Euwema, M. (2024). Humor in professional coaching: A literature review and research agenda. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1288104. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1288104 ​ Introduction Though humor has linked to positive outcomes in therapeutic contexts, the exploration of humor within the domain of professional coaching remains sparse. Vendl and colleagues (2024) conducted a review […]

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Shining a Light: New Review Identifies Methods Perpetuating Inequality

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McGuinness, S., & Wellborn, C. P. (2024). Quantitative research and inequality narratives: A systematic review. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2024.2358848 Introduction In this review, McGuinness and Wellborn (2024) examine 52 quantitative studies from high-impact journals to understand how methodological, theoretical, and rhetorical decisions contribute to the perpetuation of inequality narratives in education.  They […]

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MENTOR welcomes Fred T. Whitted Jr., the New Director of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives

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By: MENTOR MENTOR Staff Could you introduce yourself and include a little about your background? I am Fred T. Whitted Jr. and I am the new Director of Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives at MENTOR. I have 7+ years of progressive experience in outreach, training, and program development. I gained these professional opportunities by working within […]

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Does youth mentoring have a ripple effect on family functioning and well-being? Dr. Gizem Erdem shares new findings

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The Chronicle is delighted to highlight an exciting new study led by Dr. Gizem Erdem. PhD, I-LMFT, Associate Professor of Psychology, Koç University in Turkey Megyn Jasman interviewed Dr. Erdem to learn more about the key points of the study, which showed that mentoring programs benefit parents as well as children. Q: The study identifies a […]

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Guest editorial: Race talk in youth mentoring relationships

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By So Jung Lee, Bernadette Sánchez, Carla Herrera, Lidia Monjaras-Gaytan, David L. Dubois, & Amy J. Anderson An important part of growing up in the U.S. as adolescents of color is the verbal and nonverbal messages they receive about their race/ethnicity. This is called, “ethnic-racial socialization.” These messages are typically communicated by parents to their […]

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