A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF MENTOR EXPERIENCES: PERCEPTIONS, STRATEGIES, AND OUTCOMES
To date, little is understood about the mentors’ experience of mentoring at‐risk youth. The current study sought to enrich this understanding by exploring how mentors within a structured mentoring community perceive their experience and determining what strategies they employ to optimally navigate t...
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| Published in: | Journal of community psychology Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 593 - 608 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01-07-2014
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc |
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| Summary: | To date, little is understood about the mentors’ experience of mentoring at‐risk youth. The current study sought to enrich this understanding by exploring how mentors within a structured mentoring community perceive their experience and determining what strategies they employ to optimally navigate their mentoring relationship. Due to the need to cultivate a deeper understanding, the present study utilized grounded theory methodology to uncover common themes within the experience. Data from focus group transcripts and written reflections of 123 mentors resulted in a comprehensive model of mentor experiences, including a largely positive experience in which mentors hold perceptions of themselves, their mentee, the mentoring relationship, and the mentoring program–Campus Corps: Therapeutic Mentoring for At‐Risk Youth. Mentors described a series of strategies utilized during the experience and described potential outcomes of mentoring youth. Results hold important implications for mentors and programs struggling to recruit, support, or sustain mentors. |
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| Bibliography: | ArticleID:JCOP21640 ark:/67375/WNG-N38JLF5S-1 istex:4D7F7C1E021F6131DFF13C8D280A48F171254CBC |
| ISSN: | 0090-4392 1520-6629 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.21640 |