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Does Mentoring Work?: An Impact Study of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program
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Our random assignment evaluation found that this type of mentonng had a significant positive effect on youths ages 10 to 16. Over the 18-month follow-up pertod, youths participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters Programs were significantly less likely to have started using illegal drugs or alcohol, hit someone, or skipped school. They were also more confident about their school performance and got along better with their families. Mentors were carefully screened, trained, and matched with a youth whom they met, on average, three or four times a month for approximately a year The program also provtdes careful professional supervision of these matches.
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“Thus, it has been noted that one limitation of mentoring may be that providers may be less accountable as they are volunteers and/or may not be well prepared for challenges of developing and maintaining a relationship with sometimes challenging and less appreciative youth (Grossman & Tierney, 1998).”
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“Evaluations of volunteer mentoring programs provide evidence of positive influences on adolescent developmental outcomes, including improvements in academic achievement, self-concept, prosocial behavior, and interpersonal relationships (Davidson, Redner, Blakely, Mitchell, & Esmhoff, 1987;DuBois & Neville, 1997;Grossman & Tierney;1998;LoSciuto, Rajala, Townsend, & Taylor, 1996).”
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- Authors
- Grossman, J. B., & Tierney, J. P.
- Affiliations
- Public/Private Ventures (US)
- Venue
- Evaluation Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1998-06
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 403-426
- ISSN
- 0145-4692 (ISSN-L)
- 0193-841X
- 1552-3926
- OpenAlex
- W2096691947
- Cited by
- 436
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Evaluation Review (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Mentoring and Academic Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Youth Development and Social Support
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Keywords
- mentoring, Big Brothers Big Sisters, youth development, substance use prevention, alcohol consumption, violence prevention, school attendance, academic self-confidence, family relationships, program effectiveness
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