About this Study

The Affinity Project investigated mentoring and intergenerational supports within the connected learning framework through a number of research projects: The Understanding and Improving Adult-Youth Matches, and The Veteran’s History Project. The Affinity project identified two new models of mentoring based on this fieldwork: 1) Practitioner mentoring, which involves incorporating the best practices that have been learned through youth mentoring research into the everyday interactions that staff have with youth in out-of-school (OST) settings, and 2) Youth initiated mentoring, which involves teaching youth to recruit mentors who share (and can help develop) their interests.


POPULATION: TOPIC: TYPE:

Tools Used In Study

The Affinity Project: Urban Scholars Interview Protocol
Population: Youth. Topic: Connected Learning. Type: Interview Protocol
The Affinity Project: Urban Scholars Student Survey
Population: Youth. Topic: Connected Learning. Type: Survey

Study Team Members

The Affinity Project

Jean Rhodes

University of Massachusetts, Boston
The Affinity Project

Sarah Schwartz

Suffolk University