Publication Date
2020
Trimester
Fall
Document Type
Project Summary
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration
Department
Public Administration
First Advisor
Mary D. Bruce, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Natalia Ermasova, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Susan Gaffney, Ph.D.
Abstract
The objective of this research was to identify the most effective mentoring strategies to combat social issues that adolescent females are faced with; and to explore the implementation of female-only mentoring programs in Chicago's southland communities. The current study used an exploratory, qualitative phenomenological approach and content analysis to analyze the data. Purposive sampling was used to obtain participants for this study. All participants were at least 18 years old. All participants were actively engaged in their girl mentoring program at the time of study. The researching conducted semi-structured interviews using open-end questions. To ensure validity and reliability of the findings, the researching engaged in triangulation and intra-rater observation. Findings revealed six themes describing key codes of effective strategies of mentoring adolescent girls: program structure; social issues; relationship building; best practices; accomplishments; and funding. Consequently, the research aims to provide recommendations of strategies to implement in female mentoring programs for adolescent girls and seek funding to serve in Chicago's southland communities that are often underserved due to the their geographical location.
Recommended Citation
Miles, Robin L., "The Effectiveness of Mentoring Adolescent Girls: Targeting Underserved Communities in Chicago's South Suburbs" (2020). All Capstone Projects. 525.
https://opus.govst.edu/capstones/525