by Jean Rhodes This past year has been marked by climate disasters, painful geopolitical events, growing mental health struggles among teens, leaps in AI technology and more. The Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring has covered these topics through the lens of mentoring and has continued to provide opinions, profiles, and summaries of peer-reviewed research. We want […]
By Jean Rhodes Athletic coaches are having a moment. There were heartwarming dispatches from the Olympics, including the role that Penn State Coach Randy Jepson played in the ascendance of pummel horse star, Stephen Nedoroscik. As one of Coach Jepson’s athletes said, “Randy Jepson truly felt like a second dad. He had a way about […]
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. […]
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 […]
By Jean Rhodes We all know that feeling. How an unexpected photo, greeting, or text from an friend or colleague somehow sparked a sense of happiness. It may have only taken a few moments for them to send a funny meme, photo, or a message, or to pick up the phone to congratulate you or […]
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 […]
By Jean Rhodes While shows like Shark Tank have popularized entrepreneurship in recent years, researchers have been curious about how to foster the next generation of Mark Zuckerbergs and Sara Blakelys. Enter the Young Entrepreneurs Study (YES), a research project led by prominenent developmental psychologists Richard Lerner and William Damon. This work on nurturing the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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