Mentor : Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners

by Laurent A. Daloz

• ISBN13: 9780787940720
• ISBN10: 0787940720
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Revised and updated from the award-winning classic Effective Teaching and Mentoring, this second edition is a practical, engaging exploration of mentoring and its power to transform learning. Filled with inspiring vignettes, Mentor shows how anyone who teaches can become a successful mentor. "Nowhere else are learning, development, and mentoring so vividly and engagingly written about than in Daloz's book. . . . Already a classic in the field, this second edition updates us all on the awesome power and responsibility inherent in the mentor's role." --Sharan B. Merriam, professor, Department of Adult Education, University of Georgia "Essential reading.... This book will help more of us grow into one of the most life-giving relationships we can have with another person, one that will bring deep fulfillment to our own souls. Daloz has given a great gift to all who teach and learn." --Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach

Author Biography

LAURENT A. DALOZ is an associate director and faculty member at the Whidbey Institute, a learning center on Whidbey Island, Washington. He served as mentor to adult students for many years as faculty with the Norwich University Adult Degree Program, the Johnson College External Degree Program, and the Lesley College Intensive Residency Option.

Table of Contents

ADULT LEARNING AS DEVELOPMENT.

First Shards: The Search for Meaning as a Motive for Learning.

Mentors, Myths, and Metamorphosis: Education as a Transformational Journey.

Maps of Transformation: How Adults Change and Develop.

LEARNING AS A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY.

The Deep and Savage Way: The Unsettling First Steps of an Educational Journey.

The Dynamic of Transformation: How Learning Changes the Learner.

Returning Home: Helping Adults Integrate New Insights.

FOSTERING ADULT LEARNING.

The Ecology of Adult Learning: Barriers and Incentives to Learning and Growth.

The Yoda Factor: Guiding Adults Through Difficult Transitions.

The Art of the Mentor: Limits and Possibilities.