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Mentoring and its Effect on the Life Chances and Experiences of Children in Group Homes

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dc.contributor.authorYoung, Laquana M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairKershaw, Terryen
dc.contributor.committeememberYuan, Anastasia Sue Vogten
dc.contributor.committeememberGraves, Ellington T.en
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:50:53Zen
dc.date.adate2009-04-02en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:50:53Zen
dc.date.issued2008-12-15en
dc.date.rdate2010-12-22en
dc.date.sdate2008-12-29en
dc.description.abstractMentoring relationships can be defined as an interaction between a less experienced individual, called a mentee or protégé, and a more experienced individual known as a mentor. The relationship that the mentee and the mentor establish is one that provides influential and emotional support. Research suggests that mentoring relationships have a positive effect on children in group homes. Although children in group homes may not have strong support from their biological families or kin, they often count on the undivided support from their counselors. For this study, group home stakeholders (director, counselors and children) were supportive of developing a formal mentoring program as part of the group home experience.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12292008-210318en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12292008-210318/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36481en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartMentoring_and_its_Effect_20084.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectMentoringen
dc.subjectGroup homesen
dc.subjectSocial well beingen
dc.subjectAcademic Achievementen
dc.subjectBig Brother and Big Sisters of Americaen
dc.subjectLabeling Theoryen
dc.subjectEconomic disadvantage childrenen
dc.titleMentoring and its Effect on the Life Chances and Experiences of Children in Group Homesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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