Please use respond to the following questions to reflect on the lecture Dr. Jean Rhodes delivered at the European Mentoring Summit.

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnf7Xn7MBg0&t=261s

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5vQzwgmfd0&t=600s

1. Describe the different forms of mentoring Rhodes mentioned? What are some of the key dimensions of these various approaches? Which of these forms interests you the most, and why? 2. What are some of the key problems with mentoring in the U.S., and why do these problems exist? 3. One of the most salient problems in mentoring relationships is when a mentor prematurely departs the partnership. Describe the challenges this decision poses. 4. There are key differences between the U.S. perspective of mentoring and the European perspective of mentoring. Describe some of these, and give insights into them based on your understandings of context variables specific to the U.S. and Europe, in particular. 5. How have researchers measured the effectiveness of youth mentoring programs? 6. In research practice, what is a meta-analysis, and why is this an effective way to investigate phenomena? How is a meta-analysis different from a systematic review of the literature? 7. What are some of the best practices that ensure that mentoring works for youth? 8. Describe some of the mindsets mentors need to bring to their practice to ensure a successful mentoring relationship. 9. How do parental sentiments and feelings factor in to mentoring relationships? Where are the possibilities for disconnection? Where are the opportunities for ideal outcomes? 10. What are the positive outcomes and the different pathways of a mentor's influence on youth? 11. What is the problem with the one-on-one or individual perspective of mentoring? 12. What is youth initiated mentoring and why is it beneficial? 13. Reflect on what compelled you most about this presentation. What areas of the work of mentoring interest you the most and why?