Youth mentoring : federal programs and an evaluation of the Department of Education's Student Mentoring Program /

Youth mentoring refers to a relationship between youth-particularly those most at risk of experiencing negative outcomes in adolescence and adulthood-and the adults who support and guide them. The origin of the modern youth mentoring concept is credited to the efforts of charity groups that formed d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Anderson, Louis B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Publishers, ©2013.
Colección:Children's issues, laws and programs series.
Temas:
Mentoring in education > United States.
Mentoring > United States > Childhood and youth.
Mentoring > United States.
Mentorat en éducation > États-Unis.
Mentorat > États-Unis > Enfance et jeunesse.
Mentorat > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Essays.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Reference.
Mentoring
Mentoring in education
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Youth mentoring refers to a relationship between youth-particularly those most at risk of experiencing negative outcomes in adolescence and adulthood-and the adults who support and guide them. The origin of the modern youth mentoring concept is credited to the efforts of charity groups that formed during the Progressive era of the early 1900s to provide practical assistance to poor and juvenile justice-involved youth, including help with finding employment. Approximately 2.5 million youth today are involved in formal mentoring relationships through Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of America an.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 299 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Bibliografía:""References""""APPENDIX A: SAMPLING DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX B: SURVEY INSTRUMENTS""; ""APPENDIX C: CONSTRUCTION OF STUDENT OUTCOME MEASURES""; ""APPENDIX D: IMPACT ANALYSIS RESULTS ON ORIGINAL STUDENT SURVEY SCALES AND MEASURES""; ""APPENDIX E: SENSITIVITY TESTS""; ""APPENDIX F: STANDARD ERRORS AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS OF MAIN EFFECTS""; ""APPENDIX G: SITE-LEVEL PREDICTORS AND IMPACTS""; ""INDEX""
ISBN:9781628086300
1628086300

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