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@article{citeulike:3284036, abstract = {Many educators have investigated the promise of mentoring as a vehicle of career development, yet no widely accepted definition of mentoring has been articulated. Without such definitional consensus, efforts to develop a knowledge base relevant to mentorships in education have been haphazard. To advance a knowledge base for future research, a definition of mentoring is offered that is grounded in contextual-developmental theory and consistent with the findings of past investigators. Corollaries of the contextual-developmental perspective raise issues that action research may profitably address to facilitate mentoring relationships. The proposed definition offers immediate benefits to mentors, proteges, and their sponsors as it highlights critical elements of the mentoring process. 10.3102/0013189X019009017}, author = {Healy, Charles C. and Welchert, Alice J.}, citeulike-article-id = {3284036}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0013189X019009017}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://edr.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/19/9/17}, day = {1}, doi = {10.3102/0013189X019009017}, journal = {EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER}, keywords = {mentor, research}, month = {December}, number = {9}, pages = {17--21}, posted-at = {2008-09-18 06:18:03}, priority = {4}, title = {Mentoring Relations: A Definition to Advance Research and Practice}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0013189X019009017}, volume = {19}, year = {1990} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3284036 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3284036 N2 - Many educators have investigated the promise of mentoring as a vehicle of career development, yet no widely accepted definition of mentoring has been articulated. Without such definitional consensus, efforts to develop a knowledge base relevant to mentorships in education have been haphazard. To advance a knowledge base for future research, a definition of mentoring is offered that is grounded in contextual-developmental theory and consistent with the findings of past investigators. Corollaries of the contextual-developmental perspective raise issues that action research may profitably address to facilitate mentoring relationships. The proposed definition offers immediate benefits to mentors, proteges, and their sponsors as it highlights critical elements of the mentoring process. 10.3102/0013189X019009017 IS - 9 JF - EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER EP - 21 TI - Mentoring Relations: A Definition to Advance Research and Practice VL - 19 SP - 17 KW - mentor KW - research AU - Healy, Charles AU - Welchert, Alice PY - 1990/12/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0013189X019009017 ER -