Mentoring Across Generations
Partnerships for Positive Youth Development
Published on 6. December 2012
XX, 115 pages
978-1-4615-4283-4 (ISBN)
Description
Currently, blame for the difficulties facing youth is too often laid on one particular segment of the community - whether parents, school personnel or the children themselves. However, the problems of today's young people are problems for all generations.
In response, the past decade has seen unparalleled proliferation of planned mentoring initiatives. Across Ages, the multi-faceted and multigenerational intervention described in this volume, uses older adult volunteers as mentors for young people. By acting as advocates, challengers, nurturers, role models and friends, older mentors help children develop the awareness, self-confidence, and skills they need to overcome overwhelming obstacles.
Across Ages is cost-effective and feasible even where resources are fairly limited. Although designed as a school-based model, this program can easily be adopted to other settings. Each of the four major program components - mentoring, community service, `life skills' instruction, and family support - is described in step-by-step detail.
In response, the past decade has seen unparalleled proliferation of planned mentoring initiatives. Across Ages, the multi-faceted and multigenerational intervention described in this volume, uses older adult volunteers as mentors for young people. By acting as advocates, challengers, nurturers, role models and friends, older mentors help children develop the awareness, self-confidence, and skills they need to overcome overwhelming obstacles.
Across Ages is cost-effective and feasible even where resources are fairly limited. Although designed as a school-based model, this program can easily be adopted to other settings. Each of the four major program components - mentoring, community service, `life skills' instruction, and family support - is described in step-by-step detail.
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Andrea S. Taylor | Jeanette Bressler
Mentoring Across Generations
Partnerships for Positive Youth Development
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10/2000
Plenum Publishing Co.,N.Y.
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Content
1. The Voices of Across Ages.- 2. A Theoretical Perspective.- 3. An Implementation Blueprint.- 4. Lessons Learned.- 5. Where Do We Go from Here?.- 6. Conclusion.- References.
