2017/06/01 by Jamie N. Albright, Noelle M. Hurd, Saida B. Hussain · 129 citations
Health Professions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare #Criminology #Developmental psychology #Economic Justice #Health psychology #Inequality #Law #Medicine #Mentoring and Academic Development #Nursing #Perspective (graphical) #Political science #Positive Youth Development #Psychological intervention #Psychology #Public health #Public relations #Social capital #Social inequality #Social justice #Social science #Sociology #Youth Development and Social Support
paper · doi:10.1002/ajcp.12143
published in American Journal of Community Psychology 59(3-4), 363-381 (Wiley)
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Youth mentoring interventions are often designed with the intention of promoting improved outcomes among marginalized youth. Despite their promise to reduce inequality through the provision of novel opportunities and increased social capital to marginalized youth, youth mentoring interventions hold the potential to reproduce rather than reduce inequality. In the current review, we explore literature on youth mentoring that has incorporated a social justice lens. We conclude that there is a need for greater attention to principles of social justice in the design, implementation, and evaluation of youth mentoring interventions. After reviewing the literature, we make recommendations for research and practice based on a social justice perspective and explore alternatives to traditional youth mentoring that may allow for better alignment with social justice principles.