This study compared perceptions of mentoring relationships among early adolescents,
middle adolescents, and emerging adults. In ten focus groups, 56 middle school, high …

The popularity of mentoring programs for disadvantaged youth is on the rise, but little is
known about the processes that underpin successful mentoring relationships. In-depth …

Although estimates are that only about half of youth mentoring relationships established
through formal programs last beyond a few months, almost no attention has been paid to …

This chapter employs a conceptual framework based on the relationship constructs of power
and permanence to distinguish the special hybrid nature of mentoring relationships relative …

Adaptive and positive development occurs in and with the support of significant
relationships. Despite this fact, developmental research has guided mentoring practices only …

We close this volume with a final commentary from two leaders in the mentoring field.
Rhodes and Spencer articulate how the contributions to this volume offer a richer, more …

This opening article defines the ways in which three mentoring interaction elements—focus,
purpose, and authorship—distinguish between effective and ineffective mentoring …

When successful adults who have overcome difficult life circumstances are asked to reflect
on the major influences in their lives, many recall a caring adult whose presence during their …

Mentoring is, by its very nature, a developmental phenomenon. MENTOR/National
Mentoring Partnership (2003) defines mentoring as occurring within relationships that bring …

Mentoring programs hold great promise for fostering competency in disadvantaged youth.
Although considerable theoretical work has been conducted to explain the role of mentoring …