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Sunderman, Hannah M.; Hastings, Lindsay J. – International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2023
Purpose: Generativity, defined as care for the next generation, is a hallmark of developmental theory (Erikson, 1950). Mentoring is an antecedent to generativity (Doerwald "et al.," 2021), with college students who mentor demonstrating higher generativity than their peers (Hastings "et al.," 2015). Yet no research has studied…
Descriptors: College Students, Mentors, Student Development, Skill Development
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Worker, Steven M.; Iaccopucci, Anne M.; Bird, Marianne; Horowitz, Marcel – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2019
A promising approach to support positive youth development is having adolescents serve as teachers for younger children. Through a qualitative interview study, we explored adolescents' development in their role serving as teachers for younger elementary-age children during out-of-school time; programs were managed by the University of California…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Cross Age Teaching, Tutoring, Youth Programs
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Deane, Kelsey L.; Meissel, Kane; Moore, Julie; Gillham, Bridgette – Applied Developmental Science, 2018
To engage more youth in service, we require further research on the characteristics of youth who serve, particularly disadvantaged youth with limited access to formal service opportunities. This study investigated the positive youth development characteristics of New Zealand youth who decided to mentor younger peers in the Stars program for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Programs, Mentors, Leadership Qualities
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Arnold, Mary E.; Flesch, Jeffrey M.; Ashton, Carolyn; Black, Lynette; Brody, Barbara; Hosty, Maureen; Northway, Shanna – Journal of Extension, 2016
This article reports the results of an evaluation of the YA4-H! Youth Advocates for Health--Teens as Teachers program. Consistent with previous research on the impact of teen teaching, the teens participating in the program gained confidence and skill with regard to teaching younger youths. The program also affected the teens' understanding that…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Youth Programs, Program Effectiveness, Adolescents