Experiences and Needs of Multicultural Youth and Their Mentors, and Implications for Digital Mentoring Platforms: Qualitative Exploratory Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Mentoring programs (ie, programs that connect youths with adult volunteers) have been shown to improve outcomes across the behavioral, social, and academic domains of youth development. As in other European countries, mentoring programs have few traditions in Norway, where interventions for multicultural youths are usually profession driven and publicly funded. Faced with the risk of disparities in education and health, there is a need to better understand this group's experiences and requirements relative to mentoring. This would also serve as a basis for designing and implementing digital support. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to gain insight into multicultural youth mentees' and adult mentors' experiences and needs in the context of an ongoing mentoring program, h

SUBMITTER: Radlick RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055812 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature