Mentoring At-Risk Youth:
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HANDBOOKS AND GUIDES

Abell Foundation, Mentoring Manual: A Guide to Program Development and Implementation, Baltimore, MD, 1990.

Abell Foundation, Inc., The Two of Us: A Handbook for Mentors,  March 1991. 

Alred, Geof,  Garvey, Bob, and Smith, Richard, The Mentoring Pocketbook, Stylus Publishing,  2000.

Ambrose, Larry, A Mentor’s Companion, Perrone-Ambrose Associates, Chicago, 1998.  

Avani, Nathan Thomas, Mentoring Works: A Student Workbook, Bureau for At-Risk Youth, New York, 1998.

Avani, Nathan Thomas, Mentoring Works: Facilitator Guide, Bureau for At-Risk Youth, New York, 1998.

Avani, Nathan Thomas, Mentoring Works: A Peer Helping Program for Middle and High School Students, Bureau for At-Risk Youth, New York, 1998.

Baltimore Mentoring Institute, Partnership mentoring manual, Baltimore City Public Schools/Greater Baltimore Committee, 1994.

Bellm, Dan, The Early Childhood Mentoring Curriculum: A handbook for mentors, Center for the Child Care Work Force, 1997.

Bergstrom, Brennan, Dunne, et al.,  Mentoring: A Resource and Training Guide for Educators, 1993.

Biehl, Bobb, Mentoring - Confidence in Finding a Mentor and Becoming One, Broadman and Holman Publishers, 1997.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, A Guide to Using High School Volunteers, Philadelphia, PA, 1988.  

Booth, Karon, Cover Fire, Peach Blossom Publications, Williamsport,  PA, August 2001. (A novel, a play, and a study guide designed for role playing for at-risk youth.)

Boseman, B, Hand-in Hand Mentor Program, Replication Manual, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, San Francisco, CA., 1992.

Bowman, R.P. & Bowman, S.C. The Co-Pilot Mentoring Program Leader’s Guide, YouthLight, Inc, Chapin, SC, 1997.

Bowman, R.P. & Bowman, S.C, Meaningful Mentoring: A Handbook of Meaningful Strategies, Projects and Activities; Helping You Become a Co-Pilot in a Child’s Life (Grades K-6), YouthLight, Inc, 2005.

Chesapeake Public Schools Youth Risk Prevention Initiatives, Academic mentor handbook,  Maryland, 1990. 

Cohen, Norman, A Step by Step Guide to Starting an Effective Mentoring Program,  HRD Press, Amherst, MA, 2000

Crockett, Lib; Smink, Jay,  The Mentoring Guidebook: A Practical Manual for Designing and Managing a Mentoring Program, National Dropout Prevention Center, Clemson, SC., 1991

Dare Mighty Things Inc, A MentorActive Approach to Reclaiming Youth at Risk, Mentor Study Guides, National Education Service, 2000.

de Rosenroll, D., Saunders, G., and Carr, R.,  Mentor program development resource kit,  Peer Systems Consulting Group, Inc, Victoria, BC, 1994.

Dortch, Thomas, The Miracles of Mentoring: How to Encourage and Lead Future Generations,  Doubleday/Broadway, 2001.

Englund, Susan; Kanfer, Frederick, et al, A Mentor Manual for Adults Who Work with Pregnant and Parenting Teens, Child Welfare League of America, 1990.

Enterprise Foundation, Partnership For Success: A Mentoring Program Manual, United Way of America, Alexandria, VA, 1990.  

Faddis, B et al, Hand in hand: Mentoring young women.  A guide for planning, implementing, and evaluating a mentoring program, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, OR, 1988.

Fennimore, T. and Pritz, S., The Helping Process Booklet for Mentors, National Center for Research in Vocational Education, Columbus, Ohio, 1998.

Flaxman, Erwin, Standards for Mentoring in Career Development, Institute on Education and the Economy, Brief No. 10, Columbia University, New York, NY, 1993.  

Floyd, N, Ed, Mentoring. Educational research consumer guide, 7, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Washington, D.C., 1993.

Foster, Carol and Andersen, Robert, Mentoring At-Risk Students: A Guide for Developing Adult-Child Partnerships in Education, Lincoln County School District, Newport, OR, 1990.

Glasgow, N.A., Taking the Classroom into the Community: A Guidebook, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1996.

Goodlad , Sinclair,  Mentoring and Tutoring Students, Kogan Page, 1998.

Greer, Robert, Mentor's Guide to Improved Equity in Decision Making: Roles, Methods, and Influences, Equity Report 109. Career, Education, and Training Associates, Inc., Columbus, OH, 1993.

Huang, Chungliang & Jerry Lynch, Mentoring - The TAO of Giving and Receiving Wisdom,  Harper, San Francisco, 1995.

Jucovy, Linda, The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring, Public/Private Ventures,  Philadelphia, December 2000.

Jucovy, Linda, “Mentoring Sexual Minority Youth,” Technical Assistance Packet #2, Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR 2000.

Jucovy, Linda, “Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors,” National Mentoring Center Technical Assistance Packet #4, National Mentoring Center, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory , Portland, OR, 2001.

Jucovy, Linda, “Training New Mentors,” Technical Assistance Packet #5, National Mentoring Center, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory , Portland, OR, 2001.

Jucovy, Linda, “Recruiting Mentors: A Guide to Finding Volunteers To Work with Youth,” Technical Assistance Packet #3, Northwest Regional Educational Lab, Portland, OR, 2001.

Kavanaugh, Jim, Everyday Heroes: A Guidebook for Mentors, Wise Men and Women Mentorship Program, Albuquerque, NM, 1998.

Little, J. Shirley, L. and Crockett, L, Eds, Tutoring Success!,  A Joint Project of Anderson School District One and The National Dropout Prevention Center, Clemson, SC, 1990. 

McCarthy, N. and Knox, L., The individualized mentoring model: Arecipe for success, Multnomah Education Service District Press, 1993.

Metro-Dade Department of Justice Assistance, Dade County Volunteer Role Models: Mentor Training Manual, Miami, FL.

Mosqueda, P and Palaich, R, Mentoring young people makes a difference, Educational Commission of the States, Denver, CO, 1990.

Murray, Margo, Beyond the Myths and Magic of Mentoring: How to Facilitate an Effective Mentoring Program,  Jossey-Bass, 1992

National Association of Partners in Education, Inc., Organizing effective school-based mentoring programs, National Association of Partners in Education, Inc., Alexandria, VA:1992. 

National Black Child Development Institute, The Spirit of Excellence.  Each One, Reach One.  A Program Manual, Washington, D.C, 1991.

National Mentoring Partnership, How to be a Great Mentor, Alexandria, VA, 1999.  

National Mentoring Working Group, Mentor training curriculum,  United Way of America, Washington, D.C., 1991.

Newton, Anne et al, Mentoring: A Resource and Training Guide for EducatorsRegional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast & Islands, Andover, MA, 1994. 

New York State Mentoring Program, Program operation training manual, New York, NY, 1991,  available from Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC).

One on One Foundation, One on One: A Guide for Establishing Mentor Programs, US Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 1991.

One PLUSOne, Milestones in Mentoring: a Training Program for Volunteer Mentors (video series with guidelines) Pittsburgh, PA.

Peddy, Shirley, Ph.D, The Art of Mentoring: Lead, Follow and Get Out Of The Way, Bullion Books, Houston, TX 1998.

Phillips-Jones L, The Mentee's Guide; The Mentor's Guide; The Mentoring Program Coordinator's Guide; Mentoring Program Materials Kit, Coalition of Counselling Centers, Grass Valley, CA, 1989.

Phillips-Jones, L, Mentors and Proteges - How to Establish, Strengthen and get the most from a Mentor/Protege Relationship,  Arbor House, New York, 1982.

Phillips-Jones, L,  Mentoring program coordinator's guide: how to plan and conduct a successful mentoring program, Coalition of Counseling Centers, 1998.

Reilly, Jill, Mentorship: the essential guide for schools and business, Ohio Psychology Press, 1992.

Rivkin, Marilyn, Making the Connection: A Guide for Establishing a School-Based Mentoring Program, Minnesota Public Schools, Minneapolis, MN, 1990.

Santa Rosa Junior College, Peer Mentoring Program Handbook, Santa Rosa, CA 1993, available from Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC).

Shea, Gordon,  Mentoring: How to Develop Successful Mentor Behaviors. Crisp Publications, 1998.

Shea, Gordon, Mentoring : a practical guide, Crisp Publications, 1992

Shea, Gordon, Making the Most of Being Mentored: How to Grow from a Mentoring Relationship, Crisp Publications, 1999.

Sinetar, Marsha, The Mentor's Spirit: Life Lessons on Leadership and the Art of Encouragement. St. Martin's Press, 1998.

Smink, Jay, A Training Guide for Mentors, National Dropout Prevention Center, College of Health, Education, and Human Development, Clemson University, 1999.

Smith, M.W, The Two of Us: A Handbook for Mentors, Baltimore Mentoring Institute, Baltimore, MD, 1997.

Stevens, P., How to network and select a mentor,  Resource Publications, 1995.

Sullivan, Cheryl Granade, How to Mentor in the Midst of Change. ASCD, 1992.

United Way of America, Mentor Training Curriculum, National Mentoring Initiative, Fairfax, VA, 1991. 

United States Department of Education, One On One: A Guide for Establishing Mentor Programs, Washington, D.C., 1990.

U.S. Department of Education, Center for Sex Equity, Hand in Hand: Mentoring Young Women-Guide for Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating a Mentoring Program (Book 1), Women's Educational Equity Act Program, Portland, OR, 1988.

Weinberger, S. G., The Mentor Handbook,  Educational Resources Network, Norwalk, CT, 1990.  

Wickman, Floyd and Terri Sjodin, Mentoring, A Success Guide for Mentors and Protègès: The Most Obvious Yet Overlooked Key to Achieving More in Life Than You Dreamed Possible. McGraw Hill Companies, 1996.

Wickman, Floyd, Mentoring: The Most Obvious Yet Overlooked Key to Achieving More in Life Than You Ever Dreamed Possible: A Success Guide for Mentors and Proteges, Irwin Professional Publications, Chicago, 1997.

Wood, P. G, America Reads: Coach Mentor handbook,  SCALE, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, , NC 2000.

Zachary, Lois J.,  Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2000.  

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