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Global Perspectives on Mentoring
  • Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Imprint: Information Age Publishing
  • Dimensions: 456 pages - 152 x 229 x 28.57mm
  • Subjects: Education , Mentoring

Global Perspectives on Mentoring

Frances K. Kochan|Joseph T. Pascarelli
Emerald
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Paperback / softback
9781930608382
05 September 2000
$67.00
Hardback
9781930608399
05 September 2000
$115.00
eBook (ePub)
9781068182600
05 September 2000
$67.00
eBook (PDF)
9781607528708
05 September 2000
$67.00

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  • Description
  • Contents

This book will examine mentoring from a global perspective in an effort to discover the commonalties and differences, not only in diverse fields of practice, but across a wide range of contextual Place your subscription or standing order today! settings. Each chapter of the book will contain an overview of the program, problems encountered and solutions to them, benefits, outcomes, impact, and thoughts for reflection and consideration. The editor will examine common themes and explore their cross cultural implications. The volume is intended for those interested in the concept of mentoring in any professional setting and culture. It will provide important insights into how to create a mentoring program, strategies for overcoming problems, and methods for assessing outcomes and impact.

Part I. Building Nurturing Contexts For Youth Through Mentoring

  • Chapter 1. Creating Connections Across New Learning Systems in the UK's National Mentoring Pilot Project; Alan Evans
  • Chapter 2. Building Cultures of Caring and Empowerment for Israel's At-Risk Youth; Barbara Frisko and Cheruta Wertheim
  • Chapter 3. Possible Futures Envisioned by Student Mentees in Amsterdam; Wiel Voogtens
  • Chapter 4. Developing Cultural Citizens through Australia's Young Artists Mentoring Program; Robert Clarke and Mary Ann Hunter
  • Chapter 5. Bridges and Barriers in Australia's Youth Mentoring Programs; Judith MacCallum and Susan Beltman
  • Part II. Rebuilding Cultures For Equity And Access
  • Chapter 6. Fostering Career Development for Black Academics in the New South Africa; Hilary Geber
  • Chapter 7. Women, Mentoring, and Opportunity in Higher Education: A South African Experience; Patricia Smit
  • Chapter 8. Creating Mentoring Networks to Foster Women’s Roles in Higher Education Across Continents and Contexts; Colleen Chesterman
  • Chapter 9. Breaking Barriers in Business: Coaching Women for Career Advancement in the United Kingdom; Suzy Wales
  • Part III. Reshaping Professional Cultures
  • Chapter 10. In Between Worlds: The Tensions of In-Service Mentoring in Israel; Lily Orland-Barak
  • Chapter 11. Creating Cultures of Collegiality: Mentoring in Swedish Schools; Laila Cergertel, Jan Dackenberg, Tom Ganser, and Annica Nordenfjell
  • Chapter 12. Changing the Professional Development Landscape Through Mentoring: School/University Partnering in the United Kingdom; Alan Child and Stephen Merrill
  • Chapter 13. A Case for Leadership, Relationships, and School Change in Pakistan; Noreen Mirza
  • Part IV. Fostering Learning Communities
  • Chapter 14. From Reducing Attrition to Building Learning Communities: A University Mentoring Program; Paul W. Chang, Lynne Cohen, Lisbeth T. Pike, Julie-Ann Pooley, and Lauren Brown
  • Chapter 15. International E-Mentoring for a Healthy Future: The Global Action Network Experience; Jessica Klein
  • Chapter 16. Building International Cultures of Synergy Through Online Social Networks; Kristen M. Snyder and Michele Acker-Hocevar
  • Chapter 17. Shifting the Odds in the Casino of Academic Publishing Through Mentorship; Carol A. Mullen
  • Part V. Mentoring As Personal And Transformational Growth
  • Chapter 18. On the Bridge: A Cross-Cultural Mentoring Model for Higher Education; Kevin McMahon and Gregory J. Fritzberg
  • Chapter 19. Insights from Two Cross-Cultural Mentoring Journeys; Barbara Mullins Nelson and Augustine Tawiah
  • Chapter 20. Love, Trust, and Concern: Ingredients for Successful Mentoring Relationships; Fengxia Zhao and Cynthia J. Reed
  • Conclusion
  • Culture, Context, and Issues of Change Related to Mentoring Programs and Relationships; Frances K. Kochan and Joseph T. Pascarelli
  • About the Contributors