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Cultivating Success For Foster Youth Students In Higher Education Through Mentorship, Anita Duong
Cultivating Success For Foster Youth Students In Higher Education Through Mentorship, Anita Duong
M.A. in Higher Education Leadership: Action Research Projects
Foster students on campus lack intensive support and mentorship through college. The purpose of this research was to study how the University of San Diego can support staff who serve as mentors to the Torero Renaissance Scholar (TRS) students, a program dedicated to supporting foster students. The questions addressed were: What are the needs and concerns of the TRS mentors? How can USD support the needs and concerns of the TRS mentors? I conducted interviews, facilitated a workshop, and held a focus group for the mentors to express the support they needed. The outcome of the interviews and workshop indicated …