AN INVESTIGATION OF VOLUNTEER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP TRAJECTORIES WITHIN SCHOOL-BASED YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAMS

This prospective, mixed‐method study investigates the development of school‐based mentoring relationships using direct observations, in‐depth interviews, and questionnaires from the perspective of mentors and students. A pattern‐oriented analysis of qualitative data explores the diversity observed in the life‐course of mentor‐student relationships. S ystematic variation in developmental trends across relationships revealed four distinctive...