Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
Date of this Version
2018
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (2018) 37(2)
Abstract
We describe a research-based mentoring program for new full-time faculty at a small residential college, which emphasizes the empowerment of the new faculty themselves to identify and obtain the resources they need for success. In our model, the mentor takes on a role of primarily providing accountability, easing the burden on mentors, thereby making for a more sustainable program. Our mixed methods assessment of the program suggests that, paradoxically, these lessened expectations foster closer personal relationships between mentor and protégé than might have occurred if that were a programmatic expectation.
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License: CC BY-NC-ND