MENTORING PROGRAMS: A FRAMEWORK TO …

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A R T I C L E. MENTORING programs : A. FRAMEWORK TO INFORM. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION. Michael J. Karcher University of Texas at San Antonio Gabriel P. Kuperminc Georgia State University Sharon G. Portwood University of Kansas Kansas City Cynthia L. Sipe Youth Development Strategies, Inc. Andrea S. Taylor Temple University As MENTORING programs have proliferated, considerable variation in approaches to programmatic MENTORING has emerged. Concomitant confusion exists about the context, structure, and goals that constitute MENTORING as a distinct intervention. This article presents a brief summary of what is currently known about different approaches to MENTORING and proposes a FRAMEWORK that identifies both the common and the specific elements among different youth MENTORING approaches. Rather than focusing solely on the participants and contexts of MENTORING programs , such as peer- or school- based MENTORING , as the key elements that differentiate programs , the authors suggest that more fruitful program development and research will result from a closer examination of the context, structure, and goals of programs , as well as of three critical program elements: content, infrastructure, and dosage.

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