A Model for Progressive Mentoring in Science and Engineering Education and Research

Santora, Kimberly A.; Mason, Emanuel J.; Sheahan, Thomas C.

doi:10.1007/s10755-013-9255-2

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“…Students are aware of the need to develop networks, but feelings of isolation make it challenging to foster connections (Baker et al, 2013). Multiple studies indicate that interaction between online doctoral students and faculty is important (Akarasriworn & Ku, 2013;Bagaka's et al, 2015;Borup, West, & Graham, 2012;Foronda & Lippincott, 2014;Hoffman, 2014;Newberry & DeLuca, 2013;Santora Mason, & Sheahan, 2013). Communities of learning provide an opportunity for individuals to collaborate, pursue academic goals, and receive academic support (Yuan & Kim, 2014).…”

Section: Decreasing Isolationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Preliminary Examination of Doctoral Student Retention Factors in Private Online Workspaces

Ames

Berman

Casteel

2018

IJDS

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Aim/PurposeThe purpose of this quantitative descriptive study is to provide a preliminary examination of students' retention factors of engagement, communication, and isolation that may be affected by the introduction and use of online communities for dissertation development within an online doctoral program. BackgroundThis research is a continuation of the university's 5-year research initiative to address the high national rate of doctoral attrition by investigating whether private online workspaces provide a virtual platform to increase student interaction, enhance student communication, and reduce student perception of isolation.

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Section: Decreasing Isolationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Preliminary Examination of Doctoral Student Retention Factors in Private Online Workspaces

Ames

Berman

Casteel

2018

IJDS

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“…Numerous case studies from various countries illustrate the central role of mentoring as a capacity building process toward the career and professional development of emerging researchers (see Bennett, Paina, Ssengooba, Waswa, M’Imunya, 2013; Healy & Jenkins, 2009; Santora, Mason, & Sheahan, 2013). Mentored undergraduate research experiences are high impact learning practices (Graham, Frederick, Byars-Winston, Hunter & Handelsman, 2013) that effectively increase undergraduate student interest and preparedness for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers (Lopatto, 2004; Russell, Hancock, & McCullough, 2007; President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, 2012; Seymour, Hunter, Laursen, & Deantoni, 2004), helping them make informed decisions about considering or actually pursuing graduate degrees and research careers in science (Pacifici & Thomson, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

Culturally Diverse Undergraduate Researchers’ Academic Outcomes and Perceptions of Their Research Mentoring Relationships

Byars‐Winston¹,

Branchaw

Pfund

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International Journal of Science Education

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Few studies have empirically investigated the specific factors in mentoring relationships between undergraduate researchers (mentees) and their mentors in the biological and life sciences that account for mentees’ positive academic and career outcomes. Using archival evaluation data from more than 400 mentees gathered over a multi-year period (2005–11) from several undergraduate biology research programs at a large, Midwestern research university, we validated existing evaluation measures of the mentored research experience and the mentor-mentee relationship. We used a subset of data from mentees (77% underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities) to test a hypothesized social cognitive career theory model of associations between mentees’ academic outcomes and perceptions of their research mentoring relationships. Results from path analysis indicate that perceived mentor effectiveness indirectly predicted post-baccalaureate outcomes via research self-efficacy beliefs. Findings are discussed with implications for developing new and refining existing tools to measure this impact, programmatic interventions to increase the success of culturally diverse research mentees and future directions for research.

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“…There is extensive literature for teaching, learning, and career development that supports the role of mentoring in education and career development [8,9]. The mentor role often transcends the more tradition interaction of teacher and advisor, and promotes the formation of professional identity and socialization within the career field [11,9].…”

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“…The mentor role often transcends the more tradition interaction of teacher and advisor, and promotes the formation of professional identity and socialization within the career field [11,9]. In addition, research finds that a mentoring relationship is more collaborative than that of traditional teacher or advisor.…”

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Using professional consultants to mentor CIS students on a simulated consulting project

Dillon

Lending

2014

Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Conference on Computers and People Research

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Students who graduate from the Computer Information Systems major at James Madison University tend to be hired by consulting firms. In support of this, our program has developed an IT Consulting class. This class is team taught by members of the consulting firms that hire our students and a faculty member. The consulting firms also serve as mentors to the students in the class as student teams respond to a simulated Request for Proposal. This paper describes our class and the mentoring role taken by the consultants. We describe outcomes of this mentoring relationship from both the consultants' and the students' perspective.

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A Model for Progressive Mentoring in Science and Engineering Education and Research

Cited by 41 publications

References 17 publications

A Preliminary Examination of Doctoral Student Retention Factors in Private Online Workspaces

A Preliminary Examination of Doctoral Student Retention Factors in Private Online Workspaces

Culturally Diverse Undergraduate Researchers’ Academic Outcomes and Perceptions of Their Research Mentoring Relationships

Using professional consultants to mentor CIS students on a simulated consulting project

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