Partners in Growth: Elder Mentors and At-Risk Youth.

Autor/in	Freedman, Marc
Institution	Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA.
Titel	Partners in Growth: Elder Mentors and At-Risk Youth.
Quelle	(1988), (95 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Counselor Client Relationship; Delinquency; Delinquent Rehabilitation; Dropout Prevention; Dropout Programs; Early Parenthood; Helping Relationship; High Risk Students; Human Relations; Intergenerational Programs; Interpersonal Relationship; Mentors; Older Adults; Program Design; Secondary Education; Significant Others; Volunteers; Youth Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Kriminalität; Helfende Beziehung; Problemschüler; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Älterer Erwachsener; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Sekundarbereich; Freiwilliger; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	This study examines the relationships developed between elder mentors and at-risk youth in the following exemplary intergenerational programs: (1) IUE/The Work Connection (Saugus, Massachusetts); (2) Teen Moms (Portland, Maine); (3) School Volunteers for Boston (Massachusetts); (4) Teenage Parent Alternative Program (Lincoln Park, Michigan); and (5) Teaching-Learning Communities (TLC) Mentors Program (Ann Arbor, Michigan). Information was obtained from site visits, a conference, interviews with professionals in the field of adolescent development, a review of the literature on adolescent institutions, and a brief review of intergenerational programming. Summary findings include the following: (1) primary and secondary relationships between elders and youth will form in programs designed for that purpose; (2) primary relationships are characterized by attachments approximating kinship, while secondary relationships maintained more emotional distance; (3) both elders and youth cited benefits from the relationships; (4) the most effective elders were those who had not lived what would be considered "successful" lives; (5) intergenerational bonds form because of shared emotional needs; and (6) programs were most effective when elders were placed in nonprofessional roles, given on-going support, and contact was structured. The appendices include a directory of the programs studied, a list of reviewers and the experts interviewed, and a topic guide used in interviewing the older people. A 75-item list of references is also included. (FMW)
Anmerkungen	Public/Private Ventures, 399 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2178.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC