«This brief is intended to serve as a
tangible resource for practitioners seeking to ensure that their efforts — are based in research and targeted in ways that will
produce the most positive outcomes for students — particularly given limited program
resources,» said IHEP President Michelle Asha Cooper, Ph.D. «With the prevalence and positive impact of mentoring generating a large body of social science research, IHEP and NCAN believe it's important to make meaningfully contributions to the existing conversation about mentoring to help support students along the high school - to - college continuum, and ultimately improve student outcomes and completion rates.»