Assessing the Effectiveness of Mentoring Programs

By Jean Baldwin Grossman, Ph.D., & Amy Johnson, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 9, Number 1, 2002, Pages 8-11

Abstract:

Based on their evaluations of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and Philadelphia Futures' Sponsor-A-Scholar program, Drs. Grossman and Johnson present a number of benchmarks and indicators that they have developed which can be used to assess a program's effectiveness without the cost of a rigorous evaluation.

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Mentoring

The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 9, Number 1, 2002

Recent evaluations have shown the importance and effectiveness of mentoring programs in the lives of adolescents. This issue examines this important prevention method which focuses on the positive relationship between an adult and a youth.

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