Handbook of Youth Mentoring

Second Edition

Edited by:

David L. DuBois - University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Michael J. Karcher - University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

Series:
The SAGE Program on Applied Developmental Science

Courses:
School Social Work | Social Work & Juveniles

May 2013 | 600 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This thoroughly updated Second Edition of the Handbook of Youth Mentoring presents the only comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring. Editors David L. DuBois and Michael J. Karcher gather leading experts in the field to offer critical and informative analyses of the full spectrum of topics that are essential to advancing our understanding of the principles for effective mentoring of young people. This volume includes twenty new chapter topics and eighteen completely revised chapters based on the latest research on these topics. Each chapter has been reviewed by leading practitioners, making this handbook the strongest bridge between research and practice available in the field of youth mentoring.

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PART I. INTRODUCTION

David L. DuBois and Michael J. Karcher

1. Youth Mentoring in Contemporary Perspective

PART II. FRAMEWORKS AND FOUNDATIONS

Richard M. Lerner, Christopher M. Napolitano, Michelle J. Boyd, Megan K. Mueller, and Kristina S. Callina

2. Mentoring and Positive Youth Development

Timothy A. Cavell and L. Christian Elledge

3. Mentoring and Prevention Science

PART III. MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS

Michael J. Nakkula and John T. Harris

4. Assessing Mentoring Relationships

Michael J. Karcher and Keoki Hansen

5. Mentoring Activities and Interactions

Fabricio E. Balcazar and Christopher B. Keys

6. Goals in Mentoring Relationships

Gil G. Noam, Tina Malti, and Michael J. Karcher

7. Mentoring Relationships in Development Perspective

Amber L. Allison and Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff

8. A Biological Perspective on Positive Adult-Youth Relationships

Thomas E. Keller and Jennifer E. Blakeslee

9. Social Networks and Mentoring

PART IV. CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES

Bernadette Sánchez, Yarí Colón-Torres, Rachel Feuer, Katrina E. Roundfield, and Luciano Berardi

10. Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Mentoring Relationships

Belle Liang, G. Anne Bogat, and Nicole Duffy

11. Gender in Mentoring Relationships

Nancy L. Deutsch, Edith C. Lawrence, and Angela K. Henneberger

12. Social Class

Limor Goldner and Miri Scharf

13. International and Cross Cultural Aspects in Youth Mentoring

PART V. PROGRAMS AND CONTEXTS

Carla Herrera and Michael J. Karcher

14. School-Based Mentoring

Megan A. Mekinda and Barton J. Hirsch

15. After-School Programs

Michael J. Karcher

16. Cross-Age Peer Mentoring

Carmit-Noa Shpigelman

17. Electronic Mentoring and Media

Gabriel P. Kuperminc and Jessica D. Thomason

18. Group Mentoring

Stephen F. Hamilton and Mary Agnes Hamilton

19. Work and Service Learning

PART VI. SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Simon Larose and George M. Tarabulsy

20. Academically At-Risk Students

Wing Yi Chan and David B. Henry

21. Juvenile Offenders

David C. R. Kerr and Cheryl A. King

22. Youth with Mental Health Needs

Preston A. Britner, Kellie G. Randall, and Kym R. Ahrens

23. Youth in Foster Care

Dina Birman and Lyn Morland

24. Immigrant and Refugee Youth

J. Mark Eddy, Jennifer Cearley, Joseph Bergen, and Jenny Stern-Carusone

25. Children of Incarcerated Parents

PART VII. PRACTICE AND PROGRAMMATIC CONSIDERATIONS

Susan G. Weinberger

26. Program Funding

Arthur A. Stukas, E. Gil Clary, and Mark Snyder

27. Mentor Recruitment and Retention

Sarah E. Kremer and Becky Cooper

28. Mentor Screening and Youth Protection

Julia Pryce, Michael S. Kelly, and Sarah R. Guidone

29. Mentor and Youth Matching

Janis B. Kupersmidt and Jean E. Rhodes

30. Mentor Training

Andrea Taylor

31. Family Involvement

Renée Spencer and Antoinette Basualdo-Delmonico

32. Termination and Closure of Mentoring Relationships

David L. DuBois

33. Program Evaluation

E. Michael Foster

34. Economic Evaluation of Mentoring Programs

Jean E. Rhodes, Belle Liang, and Renée Spencer

35. Ethical Issues in Youth Mentoring

PART VIII. CONCLUSIONS

David L. DuBois and Michael J. Karcher

36. Youth Mentoring in the 21st Century: Progress and Prospects

Key features

NEW TO THIS EDITION

Includes new, research-based and theory-driven coverage on key topics for program practice, such as program sustainability, mentor recruitment and training, mentor-mentee matching, relationship closure processes, and ethical issues.
Features twenty new chapter topics and eighteen completely revised chapters based on the latest research on these topics.

KEY FEATURES

Offers scholarly treatment and practical applications for many mentoring program approaches and youth populations not presented anywhere else, including e-mentoring, group mentoring, and strategic family involvement, as well as key issues in mentoring immigrant youth, children of incarcerated parents, and youth in foster care.
Each chapter includes a checklist for practitioners to guide their application of the chapter's theories and research findings to everyday practice in the field.

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