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Author Johnson, W. Brad.

Title On being a mentor : a guide for higher education faculty / W. Brad Johnson.

Publication Info. Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  378.12 J71O    Check Shelf
Description xi, 260 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-248) and indexes.
Contents Why mentoring matters -- The contours of mentoring -- Mentorship in academe : a glimpse inside -- What mentors do : mentoring functions -- Who mentors are : mentorship-facilitating characteristics and qualities -- Designing a mentorship -- The seasons of mentorship : common relationship phases -- The ethical mentor : doing no harm -- Mentoring undergraduates -- Mentoring graduate students -- Mentoring junior faculty -- Mentoring across sex -- Mentoring across race -- Diagnoses and treatment of mentorship dysfunction -- Assessing mentorship outcomes -- Recommendations for department chairs and deans.
Summary This book is the definitive guide for faculty in higher education who wish to mentor both students and junior faculty. It features strategies, guidelines, best practices, and recommendations for professors who wish to excel in this area. Written in a pithy style, this no-nonsense guide offers straightforward advice about managing problem mentorships and measuring mentorship outcomes. Practical cases studies, vignettes, and step-by-step guidelines illuminate the process of mentoring throughout.
Subject Mentoring in education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
College teachers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Teaching.
Mentors -- education. (DNLM)D008611Q000193
Students. (DNLM)D013334
Teaching. (DNLM)D013663
students. (CStmoGRI)aat300025909
teaching. (CStmoGRI)aat300069743
Teaching. (OCoLC)fst01144565
College teachers. (OCoLC)fst00868114
Mentoring in education. (OCoLC)fst01016858
Professeurs (enseignement supérieur) -- Guides, manuels, etc.
Genre/Form Handbook. (DNLM)D020479
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
Handbooks and manuals.
ISBN 0805848967
9780805848960
0805848975
9780805848977
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