The Return Of The Mentor: Strategies For Workplace Learning / Edition 1

by Brian J. Caldwell, Earl M.A. Carter

Overview

This is a book on the good practice of mentoring written by scholars and practitioners in education, health and industry. It considers the roles of the mentor-mentee in changing workplaces affected by external forces including technology, the economy and the dismantling of middle- management structures, and offers guidelines for those who seek good practice, and the nurturing of the individual in a caring and collaborative culture.; A brief history of mentoring and its subsequent usage is presented, with special attention paid to the gender issues. New concepts such as "shadowing" and "reflective interviewing" are introduced and explained, and strategies are presented in such a way that they can be applied and adapted in any setting. The whole process, therefore, aims to empower the professional in a school, university or industrial level, and with others, towards a more effective and perceptive practice.; All those involved in education and training of individuals at a school, college or industrial level training will find this useful.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750701679
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/16/1993
Series:	Education Policy Perspectives Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Brian J. Caldwell, Earl M.A. Carter

Table of Contents

The workplace of the 1990s, Brian J. Caldwell and Earl M.A. Carter; preparing for leadership in schools - the mentoring contribution, Alice Walker and Kenneth Stott; preceptorship in hospitals, Sarah Kitchin; from cop to coach - the shop floor supervisor of the 1990s, Frank McMahon; measuring the returns, Earl Carter.

Editorial Reviews

Aims to empower a professional in a school, university, or industry, to take on the role of mentor. Drawing on experiences mostly in Australia and Tasmania, explores the traditional and modern history of mentoring, emphasizes gender issues, and explains such concepts as shadowing and reflective interviewing. The mentor approach to training professionals is advocated in the context of the increased time a student teacher spends in school- based experience, changes in technology and the economy, and the dismantling of middle management. Paper edition (unseen), $32.50. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews