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Direct linkHerrera, Carla; Grossman, Jean Baldwin; Kauh, Tina J.; McMaken, Jennifer – Child Development, 2011
This random assignment impact study of Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring involved 1,139 9- to 16-year-old students in 10 cities nationwide. Youth were randomly assigned to either a treatment group (receiving mentoring) or a control group (receiving no mentoring) and were followed for 1.5 school years. At the end of the first school…
Descriptors: Mentors, Children, Adolescents, Academic Achievement
Download full textHerrera, Carla; DuBois, David L.; Grossman, Jean Baldwin – MDRC, 2013
"The Role of Risk: Mentoring Experiences and Outcomes for Youth with Varying Risk Profiles" presents findings from the first large-scale study to examine how the levels and types of risk youth face may influence their relationships with program-assigned mentors and the benefits they derive from these relationships. The study looked…
Descriptors: Mentors, At Risk Persons, Interpersonal Relationship, Program Effectiveness
Herrera, Carla; DuBois, David L.; Grossman, Jean Baldwin – MDRC, 2013
"The Role of Risk: Mentoring Experiences and Outcomes for Youth with Varying Risk Profiles" presents findings from the first large-scale study to examine how the levels and types of risk youth face may influence their relationships with program-assigned mentors and the benefits they derive from these relationships. The study looked…
Descriptors: Mentors, At Risk Persons, Youth Programs, Interpersonal Relationship
Herrera, Carla; Kauh, Tina J.; Cooney, Siobhan M.; Grossman, Jean Baldwin; McMaken, Jennifer – Public/Private Ventures, 2008
High schools have recently become a popular source of mentors for school-based mentoring (SBM) programs. The high school Bigs program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, for example, currently involves close to 50,000 high-school-aged mentors across the country. While the use of these young mentors has several potential advantages, their age…
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Training, Adults
Herrera, Carla; Sipe, Cynthia L.; McClanahan, Wendy S. – 2000
This study explored the experiences of volunteers and the development of relationships within the two largest contingents of one-on-one mentoring programs: community-based programs and school-based programs. The emphases of school-based programs were studied, along with the quality of developed relationships between youth and mentors and the…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Herrera, Carla; Grossman, Jean Baldwin; Kauh, Tina J.; Feldman, Amy F.; McMaken, Jennifer – Public/Private Ventures, 2007
School-based mentoring is one of the fastest growing forms of mentoring in the US today; yet, few studies have rigorously examined its impacts. This landmark random assignment impact study of Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring is the first national study of this program model. It involves 10 agencies, 71 schools and 1,139 9- to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Effect Size
Herrera, Carla – 1999
Given the strong interest in school-based mentoring programs, Public/Private Ventures visited two exemplary mentoring programs chosen by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA). One program was in Green County, Oklahoma, and the other in Jacksonville, Florida. Researchers talked with parents, teachers, children, and mentors to learn more…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors
Herrera, Carla – Public/Private Ventures, 2004
With traditional mentoring programs working hard to attract new kinds of volunteers and schools facing increased pressure to help students succeed, school-based mentoring is a promising--and increasingly popular--approach. According to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the number of school-based matches grew from 27,000 in 1999 to 90,000 in…
Descriptors: Mentors, Surveys, Evaluation Methods, Predictor Variables
