Handbook of Youth Mentoring [Hardcover]

David L. DuBois (Author), Michael J. Karcher (Author)

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Hardcover: 624 pages
Publisher: Sage Publications (Mar 8 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0761929770
ISBN-13: 978-0761929772
Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 18.4 x 4 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.3 Kg
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #723,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"The scope and depth of scholarship and application pertinent to youth mentoring is masterfully integrated in this significant and timely resource. This handbook is a vital reference for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers concerned with the promotion of positive youth development." -- Richard M. Lerner 20040930 "Handbook of Youth Mentoring provides excellent and remarkably comprehensive coverage of the theory, research, and practice. This volume provides researchers and practitioners with the most up-to-date knowledge on effective mentoring. It thoroughly covers different types of mentoring relationships, for different groups of youth, and in different institutional and program contexts. A must-have for anyone wanting to be up-to-date on mentoring." -- Reed Larson 20040930 "In my opinion, this book is a must for the field. I'm pleased that these two editors have taken on the challenge of pulling it together. They are quite ideally suited for the task... I give it the very highest rating." -- Michael Nakkula 20040930 "Chapters offer researchers, practitioners, and policy makers recommendations and information encompassing many different types of mentoring relationships. They also address a variety of institutional and program contexts, from those such as Big Brothers and Big Sisters to the less formal, including faith-based and after-school youth programs... This volume presents large amounts of information in a well organized, readable manner." -- P.M. Socoski CHOICE 20060201 "The Handbook of Youth Mentoring presents the first comprehensive scholarly analysis of the rising number of nonprofit, business, and government mentoring initiatives. With practical recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and researcher, as well as discussion of formal and informal mentoring programs, editors DuBois and Karcher explore the important relationships that affect millions of young people." -- Ed. Summer 2006 20060807 "This book is therefore timely in that an urgent need exists for a clear sighted, comprehensive and inclusive unpacking of key themes and debates around mentoring" -YOUTH & POLICY -- Kate Philip Youth & Policy 20071008

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The Handbook of Youth Mentoring provides the first scholarly and comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring. Editors David L. DuBois and Michael J. Karcher, along with leading experts in the field, 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. The Handbook explores not only mentoring that occurs within formal programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, but also examines natural mentoring relationships that youth establish with adults outside of such programs.

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The concept of mentoring youth can be traced back nearly three millennia to its namesake character, "Mentor," in Homer's Odyssey. Read the first page

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