Assessing youth perceptions of the Pipeline Program at Emory University School of Medicine Público
Hunte, Grace Victoria (2011)
Published
Abstract
Background: In 2007-2008 the national average freshman
graduation rate from a public
high school was 74.9%. Georgia ranks among the lowest states in
high school graduation
rates at 65.4%. This is especially concerning given that the
age-adjusted mortality rate of
high school drop outs aged 28-64 was more than two times the
mortality rate of those
with some college in 1999. Mentoring programs have been implemented
across the
country for decades in an effort to address the poor high school
graduation rates. The
Pipeline Program is a three tiered mentoring program where students
from a public high
school come to the university's School of Medicine for
problem-based learning sessions
beginning in the sophomore year. They are paired with sophomore
University
undergraduate students, and medical students lead the sessions on
medical and public
health topics.
Objective: The study aims to assess high school students'
perspectives and experiences
of the Pipeline Program, mentoring and academic performance.
Methods: Male and female sophomore high school students
participated in two focus
group discussions at the beginning of the program year, and again
at the end. The
qualitative data was analyzed using the grounded theory approach
where the recorded
data was transcribed, de-identified and codes or themes were
generated. These codes
were in turn used to analyze the data and provide a framework for
theory building.
Results: Students identify their mentors as one of the
strengths of the program, but they
wish they could spend more time with them outside of the sessions.
They expect the
program to be a resume-builder and give them exposure to college
and the medical field.
The girls and boys differed on some key opinions, but overall
thought the program was
worthwhile, but that it demands a lot of hard work.
Discussion: Increasing understanding of what youth want to
get out of a mentoring
program is critical. The mentor relationship is key to the success
of the pipeline program
and efforts need to be made for ongoing training and support.
Further research is needed
to characterize the relationship from the mentor's perspective, how
best to meet their
needs and produce quality relationships with youth.
Table of Contents
1. Chapter 1:
Introduction.....................................................................................Page
1
2. Chapter 2: Review of the
Literature.....................................................................Page
5
3. Chapter 3:
Methods...........................................................................................Page
23
4. Chapter 4:
Results………………………………………………………........................................…….Page
30
5. Chapter 5: Discussion, Conclusion and
Recommendations.......................................Page 45
6.
References........................................................................................................Page
52
Tables and Figures
7. Table 1: Theory-based index of best practices for mentoring
programs......................Page 7
8. Table 2: Characteristics/practices of effective and ineffective
mentors.......................Page 11
9. Figure 1: Model of youth
mentoring......................................................................Page
12
10. Figure 2: Quasi-experimental design for program
assessment................................Page 26
11. Table 3: Recommendations for the Pipeline
program.............................................Page 49
Appendices
12. Appendix A: Focus group discussion guide
1........................................................Page
54
13. Appendix B: Focus group discussion guide
2........................................................Page
56
14. Appendix C:
Codebook.....................................................................................Page
58
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