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Mentoring youth: Trend and tradition

This article aims to encourage dialogue about the shift from traditional to contemporary mentoring and to ask what can be learned from inquiry into optimal mentor relationships and how we might utilise these findings within more formal mentoring schemes. It examines research into optimal mentor relationships and provides a model for understanding these alliances. It discusses current government initiatives, and makes recommendations and suggestions for setting up mentor programmes for young people.