The Mentoring Effect: Young People’s Perspectives on the.
Based on this model and related prior research, we antici-pated that we would find evidence for the effectiveness of men- toring as an approach for fostering healthy development among youth. We also expected that effectiveness would vary as a function of differences in both program practices and the characteristics of participating young people and their mentors. The meta-analysis encompassed.
CHAPTER FOUR Analysis 4.1 Introduction This chapter discusses the findings based on the collected data from the surveyed youth, pare.
Ethical Principles for Youth Mentoring Relationships Below we delineate five guiding principles for ethical behavior in youth mentoring relationships, defined in more colloquial lan-guage to enhance their accessibility and usability in youth men-toring practice. The general principle from APA s Code of Ethics (2002) on which each is based is provided in parentheses. These principles overlap in.
This research paper reviewed the at-risk youth mentoring program, known as Firefighters and Students Together (F.A.S.T.) The F.A.S.T. program is a collaboration between the Aurora Fire Department and the Aurora Public School District. Firefighters volunteer to mentor at-risk high school students under the direction of the Gateway High School counseling office. The problem at the school was.
Mentoring Youth Who Are Delinquent or High Risk The impact of delinquency on various facets of the lives of young people has been well-documented. Often youth who are delinquent or at high risk of delinquency experience problems at school, at home, and in their communities. According to researchers Tanner, Davies, and O’Grady, delinquent youth have lower educational aspirations and are more.
The following research studies, reports and articles can illuminate many aspects of what “works” in various mentoring contexts. They discuss current trends and valuable nuances in providing effective mentoring services to various youth groups in diverse settings. While not all of these studies, reports and articles have been reviewed by the National Mentoring Resource Center Research Board.
A qualitative, youth development approach was employed to tell the stories of youth sex workers and identify their wellbeing needs, so as to inform further research, development and support programmes and services targeting this marginalised population. A semi-structured interview and focus groups were conducted to examine the wellbeing needs, support networks, perceived service provision and.