Developing a typology of mentoring programmes for young people attending secondary school in the United Kingdom using qualitative methods.

ABSTRACT: Mentoring programmes are commonplace and delivered in a range of different ways in the United Kingdom and North America. To better understand the type of programmes available and to inform future evaluations, we developed a typology of formal mentoring programmes for young people in secondary schools in the United Kingdom. Telephone interviews with 23 programme managers from purposively sampled mentoring organisations were conducted and analysed using thematic and framework analysis. The typology was consulted on with five experts in mentoring. The final typology differentiates mentoring programmes by three overarching categories: type of mentor (older student, school staff, adult volunteer, paid adult), programme setting (school, community, online) and programme aim. The findings suggest

SUBMITTER: Busse H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5946908 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature