Older and wiser : new ideas for youth mentoring in the 21st century / Jean E. Rhodes.
| Author/creator | Rhodes, Jean E. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | xiii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "The kind of justice which only a brother can give" -- Mentoring by the numbers -- How did we get it so wrong for so long -- Giving psychology away -- Specialized mentoring -- The promise of embedded and blended mentoring -- The good enough mentor -- The road to rigor -- Why we can't leave natural mentoring to chance -- The future of mentoring. |
| Abstract | "Youth mentoring is among the most popular forms of volunteering in the world. Yet, for too long, we have failed to establish whether our efforts were helping young people to succeed. In Older and Wiser, mentoring expert Jean Rhodes draws on more than thirty years of empirical research to survey the state of the field. Her conclusions are sobering: there is little evidence that most programs-even those of the most renowned and trusted organizations-are truly effective. But there is much reason for hope. Rhodes shows that targeted, evidence-based approaches can create meaningful changes in teenagers' lives. She also recommends that we invest more to support and expand opportunities for natural mentoring relationships to bloom-in schools, youth sports leagues, and community organizations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2020010124 |
| ISBN | 9780674248076 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0674248074 hardcover |