Mentoring and its Effect on the Life Chances and Experiences of Children in Group Homes

Mentoring relationships can be defined as an interaction between a less experienced individual, called a mentee or protégé, and a more experienced individual known as a mentor. The relationship that the mentee and the mentor establish is one that provides influential and emotional support. Research suggests that mentoring relationships have a positive effect on children in group homes. Although children in group homes may not have strong support from their biological families or kin, they often count on the undivided support from their counselors. For this study, group home stakeholders (director, counselors and children) were supportive of developing a formal mentoring program as part of the group home experience.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Department dc:contributor.department

Sociology

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Young, Laquana M.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Kershaw, Terry

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Yuan, Anastasia Sue Vogt
• Graves, Ellington T.

• Mentoring
• Group homes
• Social well being
• Academic Achievement
• Big Brother and Big Sisters of America
• Labeling Theory
• Economic disadvantage children

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-12292008-210318

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/36481