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Item Guide for Team Leaders(2017) Benson, Jane; Lilly, Mary P.The Guide for Team Leaders is designed to inspire personal exploration of leadership within PAL, SI, and related academic support programs. Depending on the program, there may already be an existing structure in place where an experienced facilitator/leader mentors their own team of peers functioning in a similar role. These team leaders can create opportunities for members to interact, share knowledge, and promote the professional growth of their peers. This guide was originally designed to support the growth of such team leaders within the Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) Program at the University of Minnesota. However, as this work progressed, it became clear that the ideas were applicable to a variety of team leadership roles. This hands-on guide delves into such topics as meta-cognition, team member identity and participation, meeting/discussion topics and activities, and much more. Interactive activities encourage readers to reflect on these topics, while providing ample space for them to record their insights. It complements the Guide for Peer Learning Facilitators and utilizes activities in Tried and Tweaked, both of which are works developed by the University of Minnesota’s PAL Program.Item Motivations to mentor ex-offenders(2014-10) Gingery, Nicole BuehrerCorrectional agencies, scholars and offenders alike have stressed the importance of positive support for someone being released from incarceration. When community members provide support, reintegrative shaming can occur, whereby the offender is welcomed back into the community through displays of forgiveness for their harmful actions. Using qualitative data from the Community Offender Reentry Program, mentors' motivations to work with the incarcerated were explored - a topic largely unaddressed in previous research. Common motivations were identified in the study, including prior exposure to the criminal justice system or incarcerated population. Implications for mentor recruitment are also discussed.Item A New Lens: Experience and Perceptions of the Black Male Mentor(2016-06) Yousuf, EskenderThe purpose of this study is to investigate the Black male mentor as a participant in New Lens Urban Mentoring Society from the mentors’ vantage point. Using their shared narratives, stories, insights, and perspectives, the findings speak to the experiences and perceptions of Black male mentors within the mentoring organization. Using a phenomenological approach to analyze the data collected from an evaluation study conducted on the organization allowed for this study to make meaning. The findings of this study provide implications for practice for mentoring organizations, mentor training, insights in understanding the ecological systems that impact the Black male mentor, and ultimately, the future success of mentorship for Black males.