Peer Mentoring Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™

Description of Resource: The Peer Mentoring Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ outlines recommendations and research-informed practices for peer mentoring programs. This guide includes program design considerations and recommended practices for peer mentoring programs within the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring; a justification and discussion of main practice themes; and several examples of how design considerations and practice recommendations are implemented in real-life programs.

Goals: To provide mentoring practitioners and funders with research- and practitioner-informed standards and recommendations to help develop and implement strong peer mentoring programs.

Target Population/Eligibility or Target Sites: Mentoring programs, especially school-based programs

Corresponding Elements of Effective Practice: All

Key Personnel: N /A

Additional Information:

The Peer Mentoring Supplement is part of MENTOR’s series of supplements to the cornerstone publication, Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™.

This publication was supported by the Taco Bell Foundation.

Publisher/Source: MENTOR

Authors: Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, Dr. Rebecca Stelter, Dr. Michael Karcher, Michael Garringer, Janicanne Shane

Date of Publication: July 2020

Resource Type: Program Management Resources

Evaluation Methodology: Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

Evaluation Outcomes: Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

External Validity: Resource has not been evaluated for effectiveness

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This resource can be accessed freely online:

https://www.mentoring.org/resource/peer-mentoring-supplement-to-the-elements-of-effective-practice-for-mentoring/

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