On common ground, half full glasses and boundaries – Developing multi-perspectivity in research on social mentoring with refugees

Abstract

In this article, Verena Bauer, Fenna tom Dieck, Sara Ismailaj and Lisa Rosen report on the process of developing multi-perspectivity in the research project “Social Mentoring in the Context of Flight and Asylum”. They present initial findings from their grounded theory analysis in relation to three different actor perspectives and various forms of social mentoring: University students who perceive common ground in critical service learning with mentees, mentees who have a pragmatic view of hierarchical structures in mentoring relationships, and professionals who stress the importance of boundaries in social mentoring.