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The Impact Of A Mentorship Program On The Academic And Personal Development Of College Athletes, Larry Curry
The Impact Of A Mentorship Program On The Academic And Personal Development Of College Athletes, Larry Curry
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This qualitative study explored the impact of having a mentor through the academic and social life of student athletes who were recruited to become mentees in a program called the University of Colorado Athletic Mentorship Program (UCAMP). The sample consisted of 10 randomly selected mentors from the community and 10 mentees who had been matched to these mentors. The mentors and mentees, respectively, expressed their experiences of the mentoring relationship as well as their satisfaction with UCAMP, offering suggestions for its improvement. An interview protocol framed the interview and details of what took place during that time for both the …