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[Webinar] Urban Institute – Youth Apprenticeship Mentor Training Session 2

Date: Mar 31, 2022 01:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Please join Urban on Thursday, March 31st, at 1 PM EST for its second interactive Mentor Training session geared toward equipping mentors of youth apprentices with knowledge and best practices drawn from research. In addition to hearing from experts about best practices, the […]

Comparative ways mentor self-efficacy & empathy affect youth mentorship quality

Deane, K. L., Boat, A. A., Haddock, S. A., Henry, K. L., Zimmerman, T. S., & Weiler, L. M. (2022). The comparative roles of mentor self-efficacy and empathy in fostering relationship quality with youth. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01584-7 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Evidence shows that mentor empathy and self-efficacy play […]

New meta-analysis assesses cross-age peer mentoring for youth

Burton, S., Raposa, E. B., Poon, C. Y. S., Stams, G. J. J. M., & Rhodes, J. (2021). Cross-age peer mentoring for youth: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12579 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: This meta-analysis a) predicted the overall effect sizes of cross-age mentoring programs via a multilevel meta-analytic approach and b) […]

What are mentor & mentee perceptions of student-led peer mentoring? New study has answers

Lyon, K. A., Holroyd, H., Malette, N., Greer, K., & Bartolic, S. K. (2022). Owning the conversation: Mentor and mentee perceptions of student-led peer mentoring. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2022.2030187 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Although peer mentoring is mutually beneficial for mentors and mentees, many studies assess structured versions of this relationship […]

YIM Mentors: What are the needs of youth & parents from multi-problem families?

Koper, N., Creemers, H. E., van Dam, L., Stams, G. J. J. M., & Branje, S. (2021). Needs of youth and parents from multi-problem families in the search for youth-initiated mentors. Youth & Society, 0044118X211058217.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X211058217 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Although youth-initiated mentoring (YIM) is a viable approach to promoting a variety […]

New study shows that pandemic and online mentoring lowered mentors’ expectations

Mader, M., Stoeger, H., Veas, A., & Ziegler, A. (2021). How Mentors Think About the Attainability of Mentoring Goals: The Impact of Mentoring Type and Mentoring Context on the Anticipated Regulatory Network and Regulatory Resources of Potential Mentors for School Mentoring Programs. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 4842.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.737014 Summarized by Ariel Ervin Notes of Interest: Because mentors’ expectations […]

How does social justice and race equity training impact volunteer mentors’ cognitive and affective outcomes?

Anderson, A. J. & Sánchez, B. (2021). A Pilot Evaluation of a Social Justice and Race Equity Training for Volunteer Mentors. American Journal of Community Psychology. Summarized by Ariel Ervin https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12541 Notes of Interest:  Although race, ethnicity, and culture are important subjects for mentors to get trained on, the literature on this subject is limited. This […]

Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Adar Ben-Eliyahu and Limor Goldner

Distinguished Lecture Series Hosted by the Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring The Mentor’s Perspective: Mentoring as a meaningful lifelong experience Featuring:  Adar Ben-Eliyahu Senior Lecturer, Chair of Consortium on Youth/Children in Prolonged Crisis, University of Haifa Limor Goldner Senior Lecturer, Head of the School of Creative Arts Therapies, University of Haifa Date: Thursday, May 13, 2021, […]

Mentoring organizations impact mentors, too

Ellison, R. L., Cory, M., Horwath, J., Barnett, A., & Huppert, E. (2020). Can mentor organizations impact mentor outcomes? Assessing organizational norms on mentor intent to stay and willingness to “go the extra mile.” Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22391 Summarized by Monica Arkin  Notes of Interest: While most youth mentoring research focuses on youth outcomes, […]