Abstract：
The purpose of the study was to understand mentors\' perceptions of the benefits they derived from providing virtual mentoring to youth at risk of school failure and justice system involvement in an alternative school-based mentoring program. Using data collected from 38 university student mentors, we used a qualitative case study design focused on generating highly credible descriptions of mentors\' perceptions of how they were affected by their experiences providing virtual mentoring. The three conceptual themes that emerged in our analysis were that virtual mentors described experiencing the following outcomes: (1) the reduction of biases and development of cultural humility, (2) the development of communication and leadership skills, and (3) a cultivation of civic responsibility and a sense of empowerment to make a difference. These findings suggest that providing virtual mentoring to youth may be one important tool for building competencies for undergraduate students.
摘要：
这项研究的目的是了解导师对他们为面临学校失败风险的青年提供虚拟指导和司法系统参与替代性学校指导计划所带来的好处的看法。使用从38名大学生导师那里收集的数据，我们使用了一个定性的案例研究设计，重点是生成高度可信的导师描述\'他们是如何受到他们的经验提供虚拟指导的影响的看法。我们分析中出现的三个概念主题是虚拟导师描述经历以下结果：（1）减少偏见和发展文化谦卑，（2）培养沟通和领导能力，(3)培养公民责任感和赋权意识，有所作为。这些发现表明，为青年提供虚拟指导可能是培养本科生能力的重要工具之一。
