Strategic Mentoring

A Culturally Responsive Approach for Supporting Black Males

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ID19004741
AuthorsQuintin Leon Robinson (0000-0002-6802-4709, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume52
Issue4
Pages403-417
Publication date2021-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Black Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0021934721998068
OpenAlexW3134924675
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited16

Young Black males living in single-parent homes, in spite of never having a mentor, understand the value of a responsible same-sex mentor. Thirteen Black males between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five offered well-expressed thoughts on mentoring and why they believe mentoring adds value to their lives. They characterized unstructured mentoring as a process without a specific agenda. The consideration of Black males struggling without a father in the home requires the serious consideration of strategic mentoring as a solution for change. Strategic mentoring has a clear purpose, is communication-centric, is designed to develop during the course of a long-term mutual commitment between mentor and mentee, and incorporates the child’s mother into the mentoring experience

Black male · Developmental psychology · Pedagogy · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Career Development and Diversity · Gender Studies · Higher Education Research Studies · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology

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