Caring for Kids in Communities : Using Mentorship, Peer Support, and Student Leadership Programs in Schools

by Ellis, Julia; Small-McGinley, Jan; De Fabrizio, Lucy

• ISBN13: 9780820418346
• ISBN10: 082041834X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc

Summary

Caring for Kids in Communities invites schools to consider the use of mentorship, peer support, and student leadership programs to positively support the growth and learning of all students. It presents research on successful programs spanning kindergarten through grade 12 and includes a wealth of case studies of individual programs as well as individual pairs of mentors and mentees. Thus, this book provides insight into the experiences of students, mentors, teachers, and coordinators from these programs as well as descriptive, practical material for implementing similar programs.

Author Biography

Jan Small-McGinley is an educational and behavioral programming consultant working with a multidisciplinary team to provide assessment, consultation and programming to sensory multihandicapped students across Alberta for Alberta Learning.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction and Overview	1	(14)
Part One: Mentorship Programs
Section A Program Descriptions and Evaluations	15	(54)
Five Elementary School Mentorship Programs	17	(18)
A Secondary School Mentroship Program	35	(8)
Evaluation of Two Elementary School Literacy Mentorship Programs	43	(16)
Guidelines for Elementary School Literacy Mentorship Programs	59	(10)
Section B The Mentors' Pedagogy	69	(64)
The Pedagogy of a Friend: A Case Study of One Mentor Pair	71	(16)
Putting on Mentors' Shoes	87	(12)
The Pedagogy of Mentors	99	(16)
Program Design and Support Issues	115	(18)
Section C Mentors Building Relationships with Young Children	133	(98)
Instant Soul Mates: Case Study of Tiara and Joel	135	(10)
Like a Courtship: Case Study of Carey and Dustin	145	(8)
Like Making a New Woman Friend: Case Study of Kristen and Cascandra	153	(10)
Appropriated as a Grandma: Case Study of Elizabeth and Narissa	163	(10)
Unlocking the Secret to Mentorship Relationships	173	(26)
Part Two: Peer Support and Student Leadership Programs
Descriptions of Five Peer Support Programs K--12	199	(14)
Descriptions of Two Student Leadership Programs	213	(8)
Students' Perspectives on Peer Support and Student Leadership Programs	221	(6)
Closing Thoughts: Someone to Talk To	227	(4)
Appendices	231	(50)
Appendix A Recruitment Posters and Letters for Elementary School Literacy Mentorship Programs	233	(4)
Appendix B Support Materials for Mentors in a Literacy Mentorship Program for K--3	237	(10)
Appendix C Support Materials for a Secondary School Mentorship Program Enlisting School Staff as Mentors	247	(34)
References	281