Mentoring and socialisation: senior female faculty and mentoring practices

Author: Riegle, Stephanie

Source: International Journal of Learning and Change, Volume 1, Number 4, 3 June 2007 , pp. 446-459(14)

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The research and literature on mentoring practices is relatively new, and within this emerging area, there are few studies that focus on the experiences of mentors. The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the experiences of one group of mentors: senior female faculty in the sciences and engineering. Through interviews with female professors and associate professors, mentoring experiences are explored. Based on a grounded theory approach to collect and analyse the data, two major findings emerge. First, the interviewees revealed an overall organisational emphasis on mentoring students. This phenomenon is fostered by an academic environment that values anticipatory socialisation and scientific productivity over organisational socialisation and personal development. However, the interviewees explicitly expressed that a lack of mentoring for faculty members was detrimental to their careers. This second finding defines a clear disconnect between the values of the institution and the needs of the female faculty members.

Keywords: EDUCATION AND LEARNING JOURNALS; Learning and Human Resources Development; MANAGEMENT JOURNALS; Policy and Organisational Management

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJLC.2006.013911

Affiliations: 1: Office of the Provost, University of Michigan, 5086 Fleming, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1340, USA

Publication date: 2007-06-03

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International Journal of Learning and Change covers contemporary issues from the perspectives of process, structure, meaning and methods of individual and organisational learning and their impact on the organisational change process. International Journal of Learning and Change seeks to improve the understanding and approach to learning by addressing both theoretical and practical issues that have a high relevance to reforming and revitalising organisational capability, knowledge and intellectual assets. Learning is essential to individuals and organisations, whilst change is inevitable and needs to be managed wherever possible. The advancement of human knowledge and understanding of organisational learning and appropriate responses to the process of change determine social and economic progress. International Journal of Learning and Change is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge of management of learning and change, especially the process process and method of learning and change in science-based and technology-driven developments and applications. International Journal of Learning and Change also covers intricate sets of management theories and practices concerning a range of topics such as electronic learning, learning-by-doing, action learning, sustainable development, efficacy, and ethics of learning and change.
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