Mentoring Processes in Higher Education (eBook)

DeAnna M. Laverick (Autor)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
84 Seiten
Springer-Verlag
978-3-319-39217-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book portrays the various ways in which mentoring occurs in higher education. Targeting the stakeholders who benefit from mentoring, namely faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and their professional colleagues, this book supports those who are involved in the mentoring process. It synthesizes the professional literature on mentoring and shares examples of effective practices that address the needs of mentors and their protégés. The book describes mutual benefits of mentoring, along with the characteristics of effective mentors and the ways in which they may support their protégés. The relationships discussed in Mentoring Processes in Higher Education surround mentoring new faculty; peer mentoring for professional development; mentoring through research, scholarship, and teaching opportunities; and mentoring through field experiences, athletics, and student organizations. The book shares the voices of mentors and their protégés as it illustrates how mentoring relationships form the basis for reflection, a transaction of ideas, and growth in knowledge and skills to ultimately advance the institution and field through a collaborative environment in which stakeholders thrive and are valued for their contributions. The cyclical effect of positive mentoring is illuminated through real-life examples that show how protégés eventually become mentors in a continual process of support.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments 7
Contents 8
About the Author 11
1 The Mentoring Process 13
Abstract 13
1.1 Introduction 13
1.2 Theoretical Background 15
1.2.1 Theories of Expertise 16
1.2.2 Human and Social Capital Theories 17
1.2.3 Influence on Adult Learning 18
1.3 Mentoring Relationships 19
1.4 Characteristics of Great Mentors 20
1.5 Benefits of Mentoring 21
References 25
2 Mentoring New and Junior Faculty 27
Abstract 27
2.1 Introduction 27
2.2 The Importance of Mentors in the Transition to Higher Education 29
2.3 Mentoring Programs and Examples of Mentoring New and Junior Faculty 30
2.3.1 Assignment of Mentors and Timing 32
2.3.2 Professional Development and Evaluation of Mentoring Programs 33
2.3.3 Promoting Ongoing Communication and Positive Interactions 34
2.4 Topics of Importance for New and Junior Faculty 35
2.4.1 Observations 38
2.4.2 Syllabi 39
2.4.3 Student Evaluations 39
2.4.4 Scholarship 39
2.4.5 Tenure and Promotion 40
2.5 Mentoring New and Junior Faculty that Include Women and Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups 41
2.5.1 New and Junior Faculty Who Are Women 41
2.5.2 New and Junior Faculty from Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups 41
References 44
3 Professional Development Through Mentoring 46
Abstract 46
3.1 Introduction 46
3.2 Mentoring Faculty that Include Women and Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups 49
3.2.1 Mentoring Faculty Who Are Women 49
3.2.2 Mentoring Faculty from Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups 50
3.3 Co-teaching and Team Teaching 51
3.4 Reflective Practice and Teaching Circles 53
3.4.1 Japanese Lesson Study as a Method of Mentoring 54
3.5 Mentoring Through Curriculum Development 55
References 56
4 Mentoring Graduate Students 58
Abstract 58
4.1 Introduction 58
4.2 Mentoring Through Scholarly Projects 62
4.3 Mentoring Though Internships and Teaching 63
4.4 Mentoring Graduate Students that Include Women and Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups 65
4.4.1 Mentoring Graduate Students Who Are Women 65
4.4.2 Mentoring Graduate Students from Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups 65
References 67
5 Mentoring Undergraduate Students 69
Abstract 69
5.1 Introduction 69
5.2 Mentoring Through Advisement 70
5.2.1 Mentoring Nontraditional Students 72
5.3 Mentoring Through Coursework and Related Projects 73
5.3.1 Lesson Study 73
5.3.2 Expert Residencies 74
5.3.3 Interdisciplinary Collaboration 75
5.3.4 Scholarly Projects 76
5.4 Mentoring Undergraduate Students that Include Women and Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups 77
5.4.1 Mentoring Undergraduate Students Who Are Women 77
5.4.2 Mentoring Undergraduate Students from Minoritized Racial and Ethnic Groups 77
References 78
6 Mentoring Opportunities Outside of Academic Buildings: Field Experiences, Student Organizations, and Athletics 80
Abstract 80
6.1 Introduction 80
6.2 Field Experiences and Internships 81
6.2.1 Mentoring by the University Supervisor 82
6.2.2 Mentoring by the Cooperating Teacher 82
6.2.3 Peer Mentoring 85
6.2.4 Professional Development Schools 85
6.2.5 Co-teaching 86
6.3 Living-Learning Communities 87
6.4 Student Organizations and Athletics 88
6.4.1 Mentoring in Student Organizations 89
6.4.2 Mentoring in Athletics 90
References 92

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.6.2016
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Education
• Reihe/Serie: SpringerBriefs in Education
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 84 p. 6 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: coursework and curriculum development • field experiences in teaching and internships • Learning and Instruction • mentoring female faculty • mentoring female students • mentoring graduate students • mentoring in higher education • mentoring in living--learning communities • mentoring in student organizations • mentoring new faculty • mentoring programs • mentoring relationships • mentoring through co-teaching • mentoring undergraduate students • minoritized racial and ethnic groups • Peer Mentoring • professional mentoring development activities
• ISBN-10: 3-319-39217-4 / 3319392174
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-39217-2 / 9783319392172