- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- An analysis of three case studies: implications for counseling, 2002
- Creator:
- Hill, Ural Heyward
- Date of Original:
- 2002-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This dissertation is a case study of three mentoring programs for at-risk African-American adolescent males. Twelve questions were asked of each organization. The organizational efficacy of each program was highlighted including goals and objectives, operation, follow up, and activities. After assessing each program a program model was created to assist organizations that wish to begin mentoring activities. The program model was actually implemented and described as a working pilot study. Conclusions were drawn from the analysis across organizations and geographic region. The dissertation was completed in this manner in order to create a model to assist community-based and faith-based organizations who desire to serve at-risk African-American males with spiritual formation through mentoring. The case study of the mentoring organizations was done by traveling to the site of each organization and conducting both field observation and interviews with staff and participants. The program model was created and implemented with the collaborative effort of four organizations and many individuals. The information gathered was then assessed and reported. It was found that faith-based organizations active in mentoring have need of empirical data to evaluate their effectiveness in changing behavior. Collaborative relationships between educational institutions, courts, law enforcement entities, and churches are crucial to the success of mentoring organizations that serve at-risk African-American adolescent males. Professional and effective mentoring organizations require evaluative instruments and data to measure the goals and objectives in both short-term and long-term time frames. The significance of the findings is that new paradigm shifts in service delivery expectations of the local church and private community-based organizations offering social services to families and at-risk African-American male adolescents need professional staffs and methods of evaluation.
Degree type: dissertation
Degree name: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department: Department of Counseling and Psychological Services
Advisor: Herrington, Eugene - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2002_hill_ural_heyward.pdf
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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