?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F25018%2F&rft.title=Males+as+mentors%3A+a+qualitative+assessment+of+volunteer+recruitment&rft.creator=Williams%2C+Kelly&rft.description=The+purpose+of+this+qualitative+study+is+to+assess+what+prompted+current+male+volunteers+to+join+Big+Brother+Big+Sisters+Greater+Pittsburgh+(BBBS)%2C+explore+barriers+potential+male+volunteers+may+have+in+joining+BBBS+and+assess+possible+messaging%2Factive+recruitment+techniques+to+increase+the+number+of+male+volunteers.+Specific+aims+of+the+research+are+to%3A+(1)+determine+how+current+male+volunteers+were+recruited%3B+(2)+understand+why+current+male+volunteers+joined+the+program%3B+(3)+define+perceived+barriers+to+volunteering+for+BBBSP%3B+(4)+explore+information+needed+by+males+in+the+communities+to+garner+interest+in+mentorship%3B+and+to+(5)+gain+insight+on+how+BBBSP+can+relay%2Ftarget+information+to+males+in+the+community.+This+research+is+significant+to+public+health+as+mentoring+programs+promote+future+community+health+by+targeting+factors+that+put+youth+at-risk+for+dropping+out+of+school%2C+depression%2C+and+negative+behaviors.+Mentors+have+the+opportunity+to+influence+youth+decisions+surrounding+school+attendance%2C+drug%2Falcohol+use%2C+and+negative+behaviors+that+would+fall+into+the+classification+of+misdemeanors.+14+semi-structured+telephone+interviews+were+conducted+with+current+Big+Brothers%2C+lasting+30-55+minutes.+Data+analysis+was+driven+by+a+modified+grounded+theory+approach+and+was+used+to+create+a+comprehensive%2C+thematic+code+book.+Findings+were+synthesized+into+specific+recommendations+for+BBBSP+to+increase+male+mentor+(Big+Brother)+recruitment.&rft.date=2015-06-11&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F25018%2F1%2FWilliamsKelly_MastersThesis.pdf&rft.identifier=++Williams%2C+Kelly++(2015)+Males+as+mentors%3A+a+qualitative+assessment+of+volunteer+recruitment.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++