Peer mentoring

It seems more and more people are spending more and more time looking down at their phones than looking each other in the eye. You can 't walk into a room without seeing someone with a smart phone in their hand. They are staring at it, sharing a message with their friends or taking a picture. Even though we may be right next to someone, we feel the need to communicate with others not in the room. In today 's electronic age, texting, sending and receiving messages and images is the way we talk…

occasional meetings with a supervisor as well as the supervisor sitting in on meetings occasionally to make sure the mentors are doing their job in a satisfactory way. Exit surveys and talks with the supervisor will be set up to allow for changes to the mentoring program over time. Supervisor opens the application process to the next year of mentors and will use the comments and ideas to help improve the program so that it can change and adapt to better suit the needs of Trine…

certain humanistic qualities. Jacobi (1991) states that for effective mentoring to occur the focus of the relationship should be founded on (1) the achievement or acquisition of knowledge; (2) it consists of support, direct assistance, and role modeling; (3)…

college sports. Therefore, my leadership program will be based on formal mentoring. To me formal mentoring is preparing the mentee for the future by providing advice, guidance and support. My program will consist of a team of properly trained student-athlete alumni as mentors. All alumni mentors will be required to complete a training course where they will learn how to approach, listen and react. Our goal in formal mentoring is making sure the mentee needs, questions and concerns are being…

Coaching and Mentoring Coaching is a way to give employees instruction on how they can better use the skills and expertise they already have more effectively Bentley (1996). Mentoring is a process of aiding another with transitions; it is about one person helping another Megginson (1995). The primary function of a mentoring relationship is to further the career of the mentee, but the person being mentored is not the only one who benefits from the relationship. Coaching and mentoring are…

Discipleship and mentoring are two vital ministries needed both inside and outside the church. Both can be life changing and seem rather synonymous with each other, however, there are differences that are needed to be understood between the two. Plainly stated, disciples devote themselves to the precepts of Christ and possess both passive personal and active social qualities (Sanders, 1994). A disciple appreciates the heavy, personal toll of discipleship, and with a humble spirit, is willing…

Society (AGS) is pleased to announce a unique mentoring program designed to foster professional growth and personal development for the membership. The program provides an opportunity for experienced members of the AGS to give back and assist in the professional development of other members. It gives those being mentored the chance to build their professional network, define career goals and overcome obstacles in obtaining those goals. As every mentoring relationship is unique and may take on…

Reflection Journal #2: Clarke County Mentor Program The Clarke County Mentor Program is a mentor program that was established in March of 1991 as a joint initiative of the Athens Clarke County School District and the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce in order to provide mentors to local students between grades K-12. The program allows mentors to visit mentees during the school hours for about one hour, once a week, for at least an entire year. The mentors are not encouraged to provide academic…

Differences in the Relations Between Antisocial Behavior and Peer Acceptance Across Contexts and Across Adolescence. Child Development, 76, 6, 1278-1293. This article examines the general variations within the relations between antisocial behavior and the way it compares to acceptance across contexts and across adolescence. The study believes that in adolescence antisocial behavior is performed and becomes absolutely related to peer acceptance. They examined these factors each in and outdoors of…

Rather it is from our parents or guardian, brother, sister, or any other significant person in an individual’s life. What is more astonishing is that we often peer pressure ourselves as well. If a person enrolls into a college or university due to peer pressure they just possibly made an astronomical mistake. We do not have any information about this educational institution that we just join, and it is a little too late to start browsing for the institution’s…