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Handbook of Youth Mentoring
Second Edition
Edited by:
- David L. DuBois - University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
- Michael J. Karcher - University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
July 2013 | 600 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The definitive reference on youth mentoring, the Handbook of Youth Mentoring is a state-of-the art compilation of the research, practice and application of best practices in the field of youth mentoring. The First Edition won the award by SRA for the best edited book, and the new edition, aims to increase its focus on practical application and implementation of best practices. The new edition of the handbook will include several new chapters on emerging areas of research and practice, including:
- new chapter on developmental issues in mentoring
- new chapter on social class
- new chapter on electronic mentoring and media
- new chapter on mental health problems and special needs
- new chapter on mentoring immigrant youth
- greater focus on implementation
PART I. INTRODUCTION
David L. DuBois and Michael J. Karcher
1. Youth Mentoring in Contemporary Perspective
PART II. FRAMEWORKS AND FOUNDATIONS
Richard M. Lerner, Christopher M. Napolitano, Michelle J. Boyd, Megan K. Mueller, and Kristina S. Callina
2. Mentoring and Positive Youth Development
Timothy A. Cavell and L. Christian Elledge
3. Mentoring and Prevention Science
PART III. MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS
Michael J. Nakkula and John T. Harris
4. Assessing Mentoring Relationships
Michael J. Karcher and Keoki Hansen
5. Mentoring Activities and Interactions
Fabricio E. Balcazar and Christopher B. Keys
6. Goals in Mentoring Relationships
Gil G. Noam, Tina Malti, and Michael J. Karcher
7. Mentoring Relationships in Development Perspective
Amber L. Allison and Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff
8. A Biological Perspective on Positive Adult-Youth Relationships
Thomas E. Keller and Jennifer E. Blakeslee
9. Social Networks and Mentoring
PART IV. CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
Bernadette Sánchez, Yarí Colón-Torres, Rachel Feuer, Katrina E. Roundfield, and Luciano Berardi
10. Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Mentoring Relationships
Belle Liang, G. Anne Bogat, and Nicole Duffy
11. Gender in Mentoring Relationships
Nancy L. Deutsch, Edith C. Lawrence, and Angela K. Henneberger
12. Social Class
Limor Goldner and Miri Scharf
13. International and Cross Cultural Aspects in Youth Mentoring
PART V. PROGRAMS AND CONTEXTS
Carla Herrera and Michael J. Karcher
14. School-Based Mentoring
Megan A. Mekinda and Barton J. Hirsch
15. After-School Programs
Michael J. Karcher
16. Cross-Age Peer Mentoring
Carmit-Noa Shpigelman
17. Electronic Mentoring and Media
Gabriel P. Kuperminc and Jessica D. Thomason
18. Group Mentoring
Stephen F. Hamilton and Mary Agnes Hamilton
19. Work and Service Learning
PART VI. SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Simon Larose and George M. Tarabulsy
20. Academically At-Risk Students
Wing Yi Chan and David B. Henry
21. Juvenile Offenders
David C. R. Kerr and Cheryl A. King
22. Youth with Mental Health Needs
Preston A. Britner, Kellie G. Randall, and Kym R. Ahrens
23. Youth in Foster Care
Dina Birman and Lyn Morland
24. Immigrant and Refugee Youth
J. Mark Eddy, Jennifer Cearley, Joseph Bergen, and Jenny Stern-Carusone
25. Children of Incarcerated Parents
PART VII. PRACTICE AND PROGRAMMATIC CONSIDERATIONS
Susan G. Weinberger
26. Program Funding
Arthur A. Stukas, E. Gil Clary, and Mark Snyder
27. Mentor Recruitment and Retention
Sarah E. Kremer and Becky Cooper
28. Mentor Screening and Youth Protection
Julia Pryce, Michael S. Kelly, and Sarah R. Guidone
29. Mentor and Youth Matching
Janis B. Kupersmidt and Jean E. Rhodes
30. Mentor Training
Andrea Taylor
31. Family Involvement
Renée Spencer and Antoinette Basualdo-Delmonico
32. Termination and Closure of Mentoring Relationships
David L. DuBois
33. Program Evaluation
E. Michael Foster
34. Economic Evaluation of Mentoring Programs
Jean E. Rhodes, Belle Liang, and Renée Spencer
35. Ethical Issues in Youth Mentoring
PART VIII. CONCLUSIONS
David L. DuBois and Michael J. Karcher
36. Youth Mentoring in the 21st Century: Progress and Prospects
