The Blackwell Handbook of Mentoring: A Multiple Perspectives Approach

Description

In recent years, interest in the subject of mentoring and its benefits has increased significantly, but with a plethora of research being conducted in three primary areas (youth, student faculty and workplace mentoring) little attention has been paid to the potential advantages of looking across these different types of relationships to provide a more unified and comprehensive understanding of mentoring. Cutting across the fields of psychology, management, education, counseling, social work and sociology.

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical Approaches and Methodological Issues
• Naturally Occurring Mentoring Relationships
• Benefits of Mentoring
• Diversity and Mentoring
• Best Practices for Formal Mentoring Programs
• Integrating Multiple Mentoring Perspectives