Browsing College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies by Subject "Youth mentoring"
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'He told me to calm down and all that': a qualitative study of forms of social support in youth mentoring relationships
(Wiley, 2017-02-22)The worldwide growth in formal youth mentoring programmes over the past two decades is partly a response to the perception that young people facing adversity do not have access to supportive relationships with adults and ... -
The methodological issues in the assessment of the quality and benefits of formal youth mentoring interventions - the case of the Czech Big Brothers Big Sisters/Pět P
(Routledge, 2020-09-07)Mentoring is a social phenomenon naturally occurring in the networks of human relationships. The systematic implementation of mentoring principles into the mentoring directed programmes creates a powerful tool for social ... -
What added value does peer support bring? Insights from principles and teachers on the utility and challenges of a school based mentoring programme
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-09-24)Over the past decade, there has been greater attention placed on the potential value of peer support models, particularly in school contexts. This paper uses the case study of an Irish school-based peer mentoring programme ... -
What added value does peer support bring?: Insights from principals and teachers on the utility and challenges of a school based mentoring programme
(Taylor and Francis, 2014-09-26)Over the past decade, there has been greater attention placed on the potential value of peer support models, particularly in school contexts (Cowie, 2011 and others). This paper uses the case study of an Irish school based ... -
Youth mentoring and the parent-young person relationship: considerations for research and practice.
(The National Youth Agency, 2008)Over recent years, youth mentoring has become increasingly popular as an intervention for young people deemed to be in need of support. There is a need, however, to pay attention to the potential impact of mentoring on ...