scholarly journals A Qualitative Analysis of Mentee Experiences in a Campus-Based Mentoring Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 61-80
Author(s):  
Shelley A. Haddock ◽  
Toni Schindler Zimmerman ◽  
April Gile Thomas ◽  
Lindsey M. Weiler ◽  
Jen Krafchick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
At Risk Youth ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Program Components ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

Preventing first-time offending youth from repeating delinquent behavior is of interest to society. Empirical evidence indicates that high-quality mentoring can prevent a wide array of negative outcomes for at-risk youth. This study examines the perspectives of 87 first-time offending youth, ages 10 to 18 years (M = 15), who participated in Campus Connections: Therapeutic Mentoring of At-Risk Youth. Through in-depth individual interviews, youth reported that mentoring helped them: (a) improve school experiences and performance, (b) create healthier relationships, (c) feel better about themselves, (d) think more positively about their future, and (e) decrease engagement in delinquency. The mentees attributed program components as well as the relationship with their mentor as important. These program components can be integrated into other mentoring programs. 

An investigation of the influence of vicarious experience on perceived self-efficacy

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandy Marion Boyd Harrison, PhD ◽  
Francis A. McGuire, PhD, CTRS
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Rock Climbing ◽  
At Risk Youth ◽  
Vicarious Experience ◽  
Recreation Therapy ◽  
Perceived Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Sources Of Efficacy

Perceived self-efficacy is an indicator of maintenance, effort, and performance of various behaviors, including recreation therapy activities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of one of the sources of efficacy information, vicarious experience via modeling, and to enhance efficacy beliefs of at-risk youth who are participating in a therapeutic adventure activity. Additionally, this study investigated the influence of activity specific efficacy perceptions on both self-regulatory self-efficacy (SRSE) and perceived performance in the specific activity. Results indicated that groups who observed a model demonstrate rock climbing during ground school had significantly higher rock climbing self-efficacy and SRSE after their rock climbing experience than the group that did not. In light of this research, it is apparent that providing a model is an effective tool that can be used to assist recreational therapists in offering effective programs.

Exploring Mentoring Program Efficacy Within the Context of EBOCD

2019 ◽  
pp. 515-525
Author(s):  
Toby Egan ◽  
Patrina M. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Research Team ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Fortune 500 ◽  
Employee Attitudes ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Organizational Leaders ◽  
University Professors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Positive Results

This reflective case history outlines an EBOCD study conducted in a large US-based Fortune 500 healthcare firm. A research team comprised of organizational leaders and university professors designed a naturally formed longitudinal experimental study that affirmed the positive impact of facilitated mentoring programs on employee attitudes, socialization, and performance. The study findings affirmed that it is not only the use of mentoring programs themselves that may yield more positive results but supports that differences in mentoring program design impacts employee outcomes, including retention. The team of company leaders and university professors worked effectively together to meaningfully inform extant and future mentoring and socialization research and practice.

scholarly journals Multiple Choice Examinations: Their Predictive Value in the Preliminary Test and the Membership Examination

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 (06) ◽  
pp. 101-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Hassall ◽  
W. H. Trethowan
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Value ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Preliminary Test ◽  
Pass Rates ◽  
Multiple Choice Questionnaire ◽  
And Performance ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

Earlier analyses (Hassall and Trethowan, 1974, 1976) have examined the pass rates in the Preliminary Test and Membership Examinations in relation to the characteristics of the candidates and after separating those sitting for the first time and those re-sitting. This paper explores the relationship between performance in the Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ) and performance in the examination as a whole, though without distinguishing between candidates making first and those making later attempts.

scholarly journals Mentoring First-Time Managers: Proven Strategies HR Leaders can Use

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Gentry ◽  
Richard Walsh
Keyword(s):  
White Paper ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Formal Mentoring ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Succession Management ◽  
Leadership Pipeline ◽  
Formal Leadership ◽  
First Time ◽  
Formal Mentoring Program

"When individual contributors or professionals are promoted into their first formal leadership position, many do not realize how tough that transition can be for them. We often hear that these leaders are not prepared, and lack the support and development to help make that transition successfully. When they are not supported, they suffer, and so too do their teams, the organization, and the HR leadership pipeline, which ultimately can negatively impact the organization’s bottom line. First-time managers are an important part of an organization’s talent and succession management. In turn, organizations may attempt to help first-time managers make the transition into leadership easier by implementing a formal mentoring program. This white paper supports this effort by: • Explaining the benefits a mentoring program can provide for first-time managers and their mentor. • Providing organizations a way to strengthen their own mentoring programs. • Offering HR leaders specific steps to follow and best practices applied in starting and maintaining a successful formal mentoring program specifically aimed at first-time managers. Formal mentoring programs are useful to support and develop first-time managers, an important leadership population that is vital for strengthening your leadership pipeline and succession management efforts. Armed with the knowledge from this white paper, we believe you will be able to gain a competitive advantage".

scholarly journals The Benefits of Academically Oriented Peer Mentoring for At-Risk Student Populations

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-199
Author(s):  
Bryan Hall ◽  
Joseph Serafin ◽  
Danielle Lundgren
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Peer Mentoring ◽  
Transition To College ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Student Mentors ◽  
The University ◽  
Major Discipline

This article examines an academically oriented peer-mentoring program at St. John’s University. The program targeted at-risk first-year students who were having difficulty making the transition to college and matched them with trained student mentors within their major discipline. In addition to meeting with one another bi-weekly, all of the students came together for a series of organized events over the course of the academic year. The goals of the program were that mentees would (1) feel an increased sense of belonging at the university, (2) raise their GPAs, and (3) show improved retention to the second year. After examining how successful the program was relative to these goals, the authors recommend some best practices for peer-mentoring programs. These recommendations are based on both features of the program in the study that contributed to its success and areas where the program could have been improved based on the results.  

Meaning, Purpose, and Religiosity in at-Risk Youth: The Relationship between Anxiety and Spirituality

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy L. Davis ◽  
Barbara A. Kerr ◽  
Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
At Risk Youth ◽  
The Relationship
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