Donlan, A. E., McDermott, E. R., Zaff, J. F. (2017). Building relationships between mentors and youth: Development of the TRICS model. Children and Youth Services Review. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.044
Summarized by Karina DeAndrade
Notes of Interest: In this qualitative … Read the rest
Weiler, L., Chesmore, A., Pryce, J., Haddock, S., & Rhodes, T. (2019). Mentor Response to Youth Academic Support–Seeking Behavior: Does Attunement Matter? Youth & Society, 51(4), 548-569.
Summarized by Ariel Ervin
Notes of Interest: Mentoring interventions are appealing methods … Read the rest
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Liz Burns, 22, was in the middle of a crazy-busy time at college. But, for some reason, she couldn’t stop thinking about her older brother.
She texted him and got what she called “a scary” … Read the rest
Questions for Harold Grotevant (HG), Rudd Family Professor, Psychology Dept., UMass Amherts. Interviewed by Laura Yoviene, Ph.D.
LY: As the nation’s leading adoption researcher, how did you first become involved in adoption research?
HG: Thanks for the compliment, but let … Read the rest
by Jean Rhodes
I maintain an email file of the student excuses I’ve received in my 20 years as a professor at UMass Boston. Some are predictable for college students, “I spilled coke on my computer and it turned off … Read the rest
Moschetti, R. V., Plunkett, S. W., Efrat, R., & Yomtov, D. (2018). Peer mentoring as social capital for Latina/o college students at a Hispanic-serving institution. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 17(4), 375–392. https://doi.org/10.1177/1538192717702949
Summarized by Ariel Ervin
Notes of … Read the rest
MAKING THE CONNECTION: STEM & MENTORING
Thursday, July 18, 2019
1:00PM – 2:15PM EDT
Increasing exposure and engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is currently a large focus of many youth serving programs around the country. This webinar … Read the rest
By Lisa Schelbe, Youth Today
Avid cyclists understand if anyone spends enough time riding a bicycle, they will crash at some point. Crashes are more likely for someone who is learning to ride. Hopefully, it is not a dramatic flip … Read the rest
By Crystal Aschenbrener, National Mentoring Resource Center
The NMRC has this great new evidence review on mentoring American Indian and Alaskan Native youth up on the website (co-authored by yours truly), and before you read it, I want to share … Read the rest
Interviewed by Kirsten Christensen
Dr. Alison Drew is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Boston University School of Social Work. She completed her PhD in Sociology and Social Work from Boston University in 2018. Dr. Drew’s research focuses on how … Read the rest
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