In 2011, Dr. Liliokanaio Peaslee and Dr. Amanda Cleveland Teye of James Madison University were awarded a Mentoring Best Practices Research grant from the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). With this grant, they were able to collect data with the help of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg Rockingham County(BBBSHR) that would best answer research questions surrounding training and support for mentors. OJJDP’s interest in the topic adds to its on going study on preventative nature of at-risk children in the United States.
In their attempt to investigate the impact of Enhanced Mentor Training and Peer Support on the quality of mentor-mentee relationships and mentee outcomes, they used an experimental design …show more content…
Data was collected at various points throughout the match; enrollment, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and again at 12 months. At enrollment, the mentee’s parents were required to fill out paper work asking for basic demographic information as well as socio-economic status. The collection of this information provided a more complete understating of possible factors affecting match length and match quality. Match length was assessed by the length of the match in months over time. Likewise, match quality, was generally assessed by the mentor’s strength of relationship completed survey.
Similarly, we assessed strength of relationship between the mentor and mentee using an eleven-item survey on a five point Likert scale (ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree). For increased validity, the survey was primarily administered to mentors at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months by the Match Support Specialist at BBSHR. The survey sought to capture the mentor’s perceived strength of the relationship with their Little. Additionally, the survey presented a series of statements, such as “I am enjoying the experience of being a Big”, which then allowed for the mentor to circle the most appropriate scaled
In their attempt to investigate the impact of Enhanced Mentor Training and Peer Support on the quality of mentor-mentee relationships and mentee outcomes, they used an experimental design …show more content…
Data was collected at various points throughout the match; enrollment, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and again at 12 months. At enrollment, the mentee’s parents were required to fill out paper work asking for basic demographic information as well as socio-economic status. The collection of this information provided a more complete understating of possible factors affecting match length and match quality. Match length was assessed by the length of the match in months over time. Likewise, match quality, was generally assessed by the mentor’s strength of relationship completed survey.
Similarly, we assessed strength of relationship between the mentor and mentee using an eleven-item survey on a five point Likert scale (ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree). For increased validity, the survey was primarily administered to mentors at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months by the Match Support Specialist at BBSHR. The survey sought to capture the mentor’s perceived strength of the relationship with their Little. Additionally, the survey presented a series of statements, such as “I am enjoying the experience of being a Big”, which then allowed for the mentor to circle the most appropriate scaled