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
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Mentoring in Academia and Industry ; 3
• Subjects: Science (General).; Medicine.; Life sciences.; Science, general.; Life Sciences, general.; Biomedicine general.; Learning & Instruction.; Teaching and Teacher Education.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-92409-0

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:

• Preface
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• How to Use This Guide?- What is Mentoring?- Preparing to Be Mentored
• Identifying Your Mentoring Needs
• 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
• References
• Bibliography
• Index.