This thoroughly updated Second Edition of the Handbook of Youth Mentoring presents the only comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring. Editors David L. DuBois and Michael J. Karcher gather leading experts in the field to offer critical and informative analyses of the full spectrum of topics that are essential to advancing our understanding of the principles for effective mentoring of young people

Table of Contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 Youth Mentoring in Contemporary Perspective - David L. DuBois, Michael J. Karcher
• Frameworks and Foundations
• 2 Mentoring and Positive Youth Development - Richard M. Lerner, Christopher M. Napolitano, Michelle J. Boyd, Megan K. Mueller, Kristina S. Callina
• 3 Mentoring and Prevention Science - Timothy A. Cavell, L. Christian Elledge
• Mentoring Relationships
• 4 Assessing Mentoring Relationships - Michael J. Nakkula, John T. Harris
• 5 Mentoring Activities and Interactions - Michael J. Karcher, Keoki Hansen
• 6 Goals in Mentoring Relationships - Fabricio E. Balcazar, Christopher B. Keys
• 7 Mentoring Relationships in Developmental Perspective - Gil G. Noam, Tina Malti, Michael J. Karcher
• 8 A Biological Perspective on Positive Adult-Youth Relationships - Amber L. Allison, Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff
• 9 Social Networks and Mentoring - Thomas E. Keller, Jennifer E. Blakeslee
• Cultural Perspectives
• 10 Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Mentoring Relationships - Bernadette Sánchez, Yarí Colón-Torres, Rachel Feuer, Katrina E. Roundfield, Luciano Berardi
• 11 Gender in Mentoring Relationships - Belle Liang, G. Anne Bogat, Nicole Duffy
• 12 Social Class - Nancy L. Deutsch, Edith C. Lawrence, Angela K. Henneberger
• 13 International and Cross Cultural Aspects in Youth Mentoring - Limor Goldner, Miri Scharf
• Programs and Contexts
• 14 School-Based Mentoring - Carla Herrera, Michael J. Karcher
• 15 After-School Programs - Megan A. Mekinda, Barton J. Hirsch
• 16 Cross-Age Peer Mentoring - Michael J. Karcher
• 17 Electronic Mentoring and Media - Carmit-Noa Shpigelman
• 18 Group Mentoring - Gabriel P. Kuperminc, Jessica D. Thomason
• 19 Work and Service-Learning - Stephen F. Hamilton, Mary Agnes Hamilton
• Special Populations
• 20 Academically At-Risk Students - Simon Larose, George M. Tarabulsy
• 21 Juvenile Offenders - Wing Yi Chan, David B. Henry
• 22 Youth with Mental Health Needs - David C. R. Kerr, Cheryl A. King
• 23 Youth in Foster Care - Preston A. Britner, Kellie G. Randall, Kym R. Ahrens
• 24 Immigrant and Refugee Youth - Dina Birman, Lyn Morland
• 25 Children of Incarcerated Parents - J. Mark Eddy, Jennifer Cearley, Joseph Bergen, Jenny Stern-Carusone
• Practice and Programmatic Considerations
• 26 Program Funding - Susan G. Weinberger
• 27 Mentor Recruitment and Retention - Arthur A. Stukas, E. Gil Clary, Mark Snyder
• 28 Mentor Screening and Youth Protection - Sarah E. Kremer, Becky Cooper
• 29 Mentor and Youth Matching - Julia Pryce, Michael S. Kelly, Sarah R. Guidone
• 30 Mentor Training - Janis B. Kupersmidt, Jean E. Rhodes
• 31 Family Involvement - Andrea Taylor
• 32 Termination and Closure of Mentoring Relationships - Renée Spencer, Antoinette Basualdo-Delmonico
• 33 Program Evaluation - David L. DuBois
• 34 Economic Evaluation of Mentoring Programs - E. Michael Foster
• 35 Ethical Issues in Youth Mentoring - Jean E. Rhodes, Belle Liang, Renée Spencer
• Conclusions
• 36 Youth Mentoring in the 21st Century: Progress and Prospects - David L. DuBois, Michael J. Karcher
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors