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Hughes, Carolyn; Steinhorn, Rachel; Davis, Blair; Beckrest, Sara; Boyd, Elizabeth; Cashen, Kelly – Journal of College Student Development, 2012
We investigated whether participation in a university-based, service learning mentoring program could affect college students' learning about social inequities and the effects of poverty. The program we examined combined four critical components: (a) Mentor training, (b) mentoring youth on-site in their high-poverty environments, (c) mentors'…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Mentors, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Service Learning
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Hughes, Carolyn; Boyd, Elizabeth; Dykstra, Sara J. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2010
Researchers in the educational field have investigated how a caring adult can best provide mentoring support to youth placed at risk and what functions a mentoring program should serve to promote healthy mentoring relationships. However, the perspective of mentors rarely has been sought to elicit their evaluation of a mentoring program or…
Descriptors: High Schools, Mentors, Learning Experience, Service Learning