Introduction edit
I am a Sophomore at Drake University in Des Moines, IA. I am a double major in Law, Politics & Society as well as Sociology.
Proposal edit
My topic for the Wikipedia project is youth mentoring. Currently on Wikipedia there is a youth mentoring page, however it only mentions the history of the youth mentoring movement and mentoring the children of prisoners. The page is lacking a lot of useful information about youth mentoring. The page also has a warning for the lack of a worldwide view as well as formatting issues. My goal is to add a global aspect, the outcomes mentoring has on youth, as well as information about specific mentoring programs. My first goal is to add work on the worldwide view of the page, seeing as that is a main focus of the class. I hope to incorporate mentoring importance around the world, in countries such as India, where mentoring has recently started up. I hope to unpack more findings of the importance of youth mentoring, and the effects it has on children’s lives and compare that between the United States and other countries. I also plan to incorporate the different methods used for mentoring, such as school-based, community-based or E-mentoring. I feel that by adding a section about actual working mentoring organizations will give the article more depth and meaning. Being able to back up the findings of purpose as well as effect with a functioning organization will give the reader perspective when reading the article. I plan on using Big Brothers Big Sisters as the main organization because although their headquarters are in the United States they have eleven other countries partnered with their efforts. I also plan to look at Mentor Me India an organization comparable to Big Brothers Big Sisters but not affiliated and the ways in which it tailors to India’s needs as a country
Sources edit
- Pryce, Julia, et al. "The Development of a Youth Mentoring Program in South India." International Social Work: 53-69. Print.
- "And Now A Word From Usher." Esquire 157.4 (2012): 147. Corporate ResourceNet. Web. 9 Oct. 2013.
- Jeffrey C. Valentine, et al. "How Effective Are Mentoring Programs For Youth? A Systematic Assessment Of The Evidence." Psychological Science In The Public Interest (Sage Publications Inc.) 12.2 (2011): 57-91. Business Source Complete. Web. 9 Oct. 2013.
- Karcher, Michael J., and David L. DuBois. Handbook Of Youth Mentoring. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications, 2005. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
- Nancy Rappaport, et al. "Expanding The Reach Of Youth Mentoring: Partnering With Youth For Personal Growth And Social Change." Journal Of Adolescence 36.2 (2013): 257-267. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
- HEUNG-LING, YIP. "Mentoring Student-Teacher Case Studies." Early Child Development & Care 173.1 (2003): 33-41. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
Bibliography edit
- Mitchell, Martin L. "National CARES Mentoring Movement." Reclaiming Children & Youth 22.1 (2013): 30-34. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
- - This is source looks specifically at Black youth in America and the affect that the lack of prominent African American Leaders has on youth.
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- Gruber, Andrea. "Reclaiming Roma Students In Hungary." Reclaiming Children & Youth 21.3 (2012): 34-36. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
- - This source looks at youth mentoring used to help end discrimination of Roma youth throughout Eastern Europe, specifically Hungary
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- Woodward, Sheila C., Julia Sloth-Nielsen, and Vuyisile Mathiti. "South Africa, The Arts And Youth In Conflict With The Law." International Journal Of Community Music 1.1 (2008): 69-88. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
- -Looking at youth have found themselves in trouble with the law, this article looks at the use of song and dance as well as mentorships among juvenile delinquent youth across South Africa.
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- Melissa Reiland, et al. "The Development Of A Youth Mentoring Program In The South Of India." International Social Work 54.1 (2011): 51-65. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
- -This article is focused on the importance as well as struggles in starting a youth mentoring program in rural india, and how the program will benefit the youth in the area.
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- Schwartz, Sarah E.O., Jean E. Rhodes, and Carla Herrera. "The Influence Of Meeting Time On Academic Outcomes In School-Based Mentoring." Children & Youth Services Review 34.12 (2012): 2319-2326. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
- -This article is research done through Big Brothers Big Sisters school-based mentoring program and looks at the effects of mentoring on youth, specifically vulnerable youth.
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- Karcher, Michael J., and David L. DuBois. Handbook Of Youth Mentoring. Thousand Oaks, Calif: SAGE Publications, 2005. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
- -This text looks at the most effective forms of mentoring and how they may be implemented
- Efeso Collins, et al. "The Effectiveness Of Youth Mentoring Programmes In New Zealand." New Zealand Journal Of Psychology 40.3 (2011): 52-70. Academic Search Complete. Web. 10 Oct. 2013.
- -This article goes over the outcomes that youth mentoring has had over the last twenty years in New Zealand, it covers multiple different types of mentoring programs.
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