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Graduate Student - Faculty Mentoring: Does Gender Matter?
<p>Mentoring is an historically popular way to successfully guide a younger person's talents in a given field. The success of a mentoring relationship relies on close and frequent communication between its participants. When communication breaks down between a mentor and protege the relationship …
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Faculty mentoring in residence halls: an experiential learning process
As more demands are being placed on faculty inside of the classroom, the debate surrounding the feasibility of faculty having the time and resources to be involved outside the classroom continues. At the same time there is a growing concern that in light of current advancements in technology; oral …
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Master students' perception of informal faculty mentoring : an explorative investigation
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The Intersecting Perspective: African American Female Experiences with Faculty Mentoring in Undergraduate Engineering
… to support the retention of these women, and mentoring can play a key role. To gain a better understanding of the mentoring needs of these women, this research investigates the mentoring experiences of 16 current senior African American female engineering students. What is clear is that …
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Examining Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions Of Clinical Faculty Mentoring Characteristics Influencing Students’ Decision To Pursue A Pharmacy Residency
… of understanding about the influence of clinical faculty mentoring on students to pursue a postgraduate residency. This phenomenological study explored pharmacy students’ experiences with clinical faculty mentoring in relation to Professional Year 4 (PY4) students’ decision to pursue a pharmacy …
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Structured Faculty Mentoring in Higher Education: A Descriptive Analysis of the Perceptions of Junior and Senior Faculty
Studies have shown that mentoring is a viable form of professional development.Faced with large numbers of retirements and a projected increase in student enrollment, the issues of recruitment, retention and revitalization of current faculty are at the core of this study. There is little empirical …
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The role and prevalence of faculty mentoring among African American and Latino undergraduates in different institutional contexts: a mixed methods study
While the higher education mentoring literature is quite extensive, it largely discusses faculty mentoring in respect to graduate students. Knowledge about faculty mentoring among undergraduate students in general, and underrepresented undergraduate students in particular, in the extant literature …
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The Summer Research Opportunity Program: Mentorship and the Socialization of Underrepresented Minorities Into the Professoriate
… discuss the academic and professional impacts of mentoring and networking. Students reported an increase in their writing and critical thinking skills as a result of faculty mentoring. Guidance towards or modeling of graduate study, occupational preparation, and the informational benefits of …
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What Factors Support Degree Completion For African American Women Students At A Land-Grant Historically Black College University (HBCU)?
… advising, student engagement, financial aid, and faculty mentoring. It was determined that cultural environment is a leading factor among the African American participants of this research, as connecting with peers that shared the same cultural beliefs as the participants do, and having faculty …
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The Effect of Faculty Development on Active Learning in the College Classroom
… the effect of active learning seminars and a mentoring program on the use of active learning teaching techniques by college faculty. A quasi-experimental study was conducted using convenience samples of faculty from two private Christian supported institutions. Data for the study were …
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The Experience of Being a Full-Time Nursing Faculty Member in a Baccalaureate Nursing Education Program
… the experience of being a full-time nursing faculty member in a baccalaureate nursing program, from the perspective of those having the experience. Upon receiving approval from the Duquesne University Institutional Review Board, informants were recruited using purposive and snowball sampling …
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Exploring Mentoring Relationships Among Novice Nurse Faculty: A Grounded Theory
… the United States. As a result, additional nurse faculty are needed to teach the next generation of nurses. However, nurses who enter the faculty role in academia often come from various professional backgrounds with different educational preparation that may not equate to success with the …
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Biracial/Multiracial Student Perceptions of Student Academic Support Services at a Predominantly White Public Institution
… support services are needed, such as peer mentoring in the major, in addition to the evaluation and modification of existing student academic support services, such as faculty mentoring, to aid in biracial/multiracial student success.</p><p>Study participants (including demographic and …
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A Formal Mentoring Program and its Relationship to Academic Success and Retention Rates of First-Time Freshman College Students at Walla Walla University
… a concerted effort is being made to develop mentoring programs for undergraduate students, creating an environment where they could thrive socially and academically.</p> <p>Method. In this study, an ex-post-facto design fashioned this voluntary sample of first-time freshman students attending …
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The Professionalization and Socialization of Adjunct Instructors in a Southern California Community College
… professionalization and socialization of adjunct faculty into the culture of a community college campus in Southern California. Because adjunct faculty are the majority faculty at most colleges, it is vital to orient and support them for maximum effectiveness. A review of literature revealed that …
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Career and Relationship Satisfaction among Female Faculty in MFT Programs
… satisfaction, friendship intimacy, and mentoring functions of female faculty in marriage and family therapy (MFT) programs. Study participants included 111 women affiliated with a MFT program in a research or liberal arts institution or training institute. Participants completed the …
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Characteristics of Mentor Relationships in Male and Female University Professors
Graduate school socialization and mentoring are based on adult development theory as articulated by Jung, Erickson, and Levinson. As adults mature, they go through several stages of detaching from family and learning how to live in the world. During this period (which encompasses undergraduate and …