Faculty Success through Mentoring A Guide for Mentors, Mentees, and Leaders

by Bland, Carole J.; Taylor, Anne L.; Shollen, S. Lynn; Weber-Main, Anne Marie; Mulcahy, Patricia A.

• ISBN13: 9781607090663
• ISBN10: 160709066X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-07-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Faculty Success through Mentoring provides practical tools for higher education leaders to implement a formal mentoring program that will lead to a vital and diverse faculty across all stages of an academic career. The authors not only describe the tangible benefits of formal mentoring programs, but they also outline the characteristics of effective mentors and mentees, and they cover other models such as group and peer mentoring.

Table of Contents

Cartoons, Figures, Photographs, and Tables	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Guide To Using This Book	p. 1
Definition and Benefits of Faculty Mentoring	p. 11
Mentoring Models and Effective Mentoring Programs	p. 21
Mentoring New Faculty Members	p. 45
Phases of Effective Mentoring	p. 65
Establishing Effective Mentoring Relationships, Especially Across Gender and Ethnicity	p. 91
Establishing Effective Mentoring Relationships Across Generations	p. 117
Mentoring Midcareer and Senior Faculty Members	p. 129
Mentoring for Faculty Considering Academic Leadership Positions	p. 143
Checklist for Developing, Implementing, and Assessing Mentoring Programs	p. 161
Developing an Academic Career Plan: Self-Assessment Questionnaire: Individual Factors That Promote Faculty Vitality and Career Success	p. 167
Developing an Academic Career Plan: Self-Assessment Questionnaire: Institutional Factors That Promote Faculty Vitality and Career Success	p. 171
Bishop Fellowship Program	p. 177
Works Cited	p. 183
Index	p. 199
About the Authors	p. 211
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