Getting the Most out of your Mentoring Relationships A Handbook for Women in STEM /

• Main Author: Dean, Donna J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Mentoring in Academia and Industry ; 3
• Subjects: Science.; Life sciences.; Teaching.; Science, general.; Life Sciences, general.; Biomedicine general.; Learning & Instruction.; Teaching and Teacher Education.

Mentorship practice has been part of the human experience since the Golden Age of Greece. Engaging with a mentor as a way to learn and achieve one's full potential is an ancient and respected practice. Getting the Most out of your Mentoring Relationships overviews and gives perspectives on a va...

Table of Contents:

• How to Use This Guide
• What Is Mentoring?
• Preparing to be Mentored
• Mentoring Relationships
• Changing Dynamics, Changing Needs
• Career and Life Transitions
• Navigating Interpersonal Contexts
• Starting Out with the Right Education
• Moving Toward Career Success
• Voices of Experience
• Provocative Thoughts for a Better Future
• Resources.