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Peer reviewedStruchen, Wendy; Porta, Mary – Preventing School Failure, 1997
Addresses difficulties in the mentoring relationship, especially of African-American youth. Suggests ways to avoid the risks of "drive-by" mentoring, notes the problem of social distance between mentors and students being mentored, identifies characteristics of ideal mentors, offers guidelines for providing necessary program structure…
Descriptors: Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Relationship
