Abstract
Operational characteristics for successful mentoring programs of new university faculty include clarity of purpose of the program, methods for matching mentors and protégés, mentor training, mentor-protégé relationship building, and program effectiveness assessment. Strengths of formal, informal, peer, group or consortia, intra-departmental, inter-departmental, and research mentoring approaches to mentoring from the literature are presented. Using characteristics and outcomes from successful programs, a proposed four-stage model of conceptualization, design and development, implementation, and evaluation can lead to the benefi ts of socialization into the culture, emotional support, networking, and increased job performance.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 357-368 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Educational Forum |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- Higher education
- Mentoring
- Professional development