Mentoring is a powerful way to influence academic success for K-12 students and for adults in their careers. The impact on teaching and learning is shown to be positive when mentoring is done well. For this research, the concept of mentoring was examined using the framework of social, cultural, organizational, and political will. This framework has been shown to close achievement gaps in students and expand the opportunity gap as they enter their postsecondary studies and careers. A Qualitative Research method was used to obtain former high school students’ stories of how mentoring is connected to their success as adults, post-secondary. The case study is based on survey responses from high school students and career adults to determine whether their success is linked to their experiences with a mentor. These mentees are now 10+ years into their careers. When looking at how to change the achievement trajectory for students, mentoring is included in the variables to consider. During this session research from survey data will be presented, as well as interviews with former mentees. The study expands the current research on the impact of mentoring.

Authors:
Doris McEwen, City University of New York, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. McEwen is President/CEO of M.E.C.C.A. (McEwen Education Consulting and Curriculum Auditing). She has been a university dean and professor, state administrator, and k-12 public school superintendent and principal. Her research is in social justice

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/doris-mcewen-ph-d-a39b814/

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