What Does Research Tell Us about Mentoring & Building Youths' Critical Consciousness? Critical Mentoring Supplement to the 'Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring'

There have been many meaningful studies over the last quarter century that have explored how young people build critical consciousness, how mentors and other caring adults can support that process, and the benefits that young people experience when they build their sociopolitical understanding and work to make the world around them a better place. This content summarizes the relevant theory and scholarship to date on these topics -- a body of work that is still somewhat in its infancy. The critical mentoring scholarship to date offers many relevant theories and research findings that can compliment elder/practitioner wisdom and support the development of effective programs and mentoring relationships for young people. [For "Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring," see ED594036.]