Athena, Telemachus, and the Honors Student Odyssey: The Academic Librarian as an Agent in Mentored Learning

Authors

Emily Walshe, Long Island University - C W Post CampusFollow

Date of this Version

Spring 2005

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council 6:1, Spring/Summer 2005. Copyright © 2005 by the National Collegiate Honors Council.

Abstract

This study considers how librarians can develop mentoring schemes that enhance intellectual discourse among honors students. The author defines mentored learning; identifies the need for integrated information support in honors curricula; outlines a project that has employed a mentored learning model; and examines how a mentored learning program may assist in promoting high achievement and low attrition in honors programs. This paper was presented at the 39th annual NCHC conference in November 2004.