The Wiley international handbook of mentoring paradigms, practices, programs, and possibilities
Beverly J. Irby, Ed. D. is Regents Professor and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the College of Education and Human development at Texas A & M University
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ, USA
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2020
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| Series: | Wiley handbooks in education
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Beverly J. Irby, Ed. D. is Regents Professor and the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the College of Education and Human development at Texas A & M University Offers an inclusive, international perspective that supports moving mentoring into a discipline of its own and lays a theoretical foundation for further research In Today's networked world society, mentoring is a crucial area for study that requires a deep international understanding for effective implementation. Despite the immense benefits of mentoring, current literature on this subject is surprisingly sparse. The Wiley International Handbook of Mentoring fills the need for a comprehensive volume of in-depth information on the different types of mentoring programs, effective mentoring practices, and emerging practical and applicable theories. This text presents original essays be experts from over ten different countries, demonstrating the ways mentoring can make a difference in the workplace and in the classroom: these experts have an understanding of mentoring worldwide having worked in mentoring in over forty countries Each of the Handbook's four sections-mentoring paradigms, practices, programs, and possibilities-include a final synthesis chapter authored by the section editors that captures the essence of the lessons learned, applies a global context, and recommends research avenues for further exploration. This innovative volume demonstrates how mentoring in any culture can help employees to complete tasks and advance in their positions, aid in socialization and assimilation in various settings, provide diverse groups access to resources and information, navigate through personalities, politics, policies, and procedures, and much more Jennifer N. Boswell, Ph. D. is Associate Professor and the Chair of the Clinical and Mental Health Counseling at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas Frances Kochan, Ph. D. is the Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor, Emerita, Auburn University, AL. Examines a wide range of contemporary paradigms, practices, and programs in the field of mentoring, including a panorama of introspections on mentoring from international scholars and practitioners Shows how emerging practical theories can be implemented in actual programs and various scenarios Linda J. Searby, Ph. D. is an Associate Clinical Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Florida, where she teaches courses in Leadership and Administration, Curriculum and Supervision, Action Research, School Change, and Mentoring Nahed Abdelrahman, Ph. D, is the Coordinator of the Preparing Academic Leaders (PAL) project, and a researcher in Educational Administration at the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resources at Texas A & M University. Her research interest is in education policy and principal preparation. --Book Jacket Ruben Garza, Ph. D, is Assistant Dean for the College of Education and Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781119142973 1119142938 9781119142935 1119142954 1119142970 9781119142959 |