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Mentoring: A Promising Strategy for Youth Development. Child Trends Research Brief.
Jekielek, Susan M.; Moore, Kristin A.; Hair, Elizabeth C.; Scarupa, Harriet J. – 2002
This research brief highlights studies of nationally- and locally-based youth mentoring programs. The programs were evaluated on an experimentally based design which compared a group of youth randomly assigned to a mentoring program with a group of youth who were not so assigned. The study found overall that mentoring programs can be effective…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Interpersonal Relationship