Mentoring Youth Across Cultures Incorporating Different Worldviews: A Zones of Proximal Exploration Model.

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Author
Author
Green, Malcolm D.
Journal
Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Details
Resource Type
Journal
Acquisition Number
BE026723
Published Date
03-09-2018 2:53 PM
Published Year
2017
Number of Pages
15
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Abstract
Mentoring is an ongoing, regular, reciprocal process of advice-sharing, involving a mentor and a protA(C)gA(C) in an agreed pattern over an extended period. In this article the need for cross-cultural, immigrant youth mentoring is demonstrated and acculturation issues in educational, employment, and social and family environments are highlighted. A grounded approach is described using a new conceptual model of zones of proximal exploration drawing on the work of sociocultural, educational, and developmental theorists to incorporate the social context of both parties involved in conjunction with a person-focused approach based on a new behavior motivation matrix and the work of Gardner, Kohlberg, and Maslow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Topics
Teaching Methods and Strategies
Immigrant Students
Family and Community Involvement