The William and Mary mentorship model: College students as a resource for the gifted

Mentors, role models, and heroes in the lives of gifted children

“…Noller (1982) recommended that mentors be able to display and encourage positive attitudes, open-mindedness, effective communication skills, curiosity, confidence, and risk taking. Several models also provide training for mentors in the needs and characteristics of gifted children before the programs begin (Ellingson et al, 1986;Haeger & Feldhusen, 1989;Prillaman & Richardson, 1989).…”

“…A number of successful mentor programs have been developed and reviewed (e.g., Beck, 1989;Clasen & Hanson, 1987;Comer, 1989;Ellingson et al, 1986;Lupkowski et al, 1990;Prillaman & Richardson, 1989;Runions & Smyth, 1985;Shandley, 1989;Sweet, 1980). These may be schoolbased programs that involve students in activities with experts from the community or university-based programs in which careers or interests of faculty and graduate students are explored and experiences in the mentors' fields are provided.…”

Mentors on the Net: Extending Learning through Telementoring

“…reports have consistently shown positive results for mentorships (Beck, 1989;Ellingson, Haeger, & Feldhusen, 1986;Hamilton & Hamilton, 1992;Prillaman & Richardson, 1989;Swassing & Fichter, 1991;Wright & Borland, 1992).…”

A Locally Based Science Mentorship Program For High Achieving Students: Unearthing Issues That Influence Affective Outcomes

“…Other programs offering mentorship experiences for gifted children within a more eclectic mixture of disciplines have also been reported. One such program, a 12-week after-school program linking grade 8-11 gifted students with undergraduate students from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, allows students to explore learning within an area of expressed interest, by linking them with identified experts from the mentor population (Prillaman & Volume 99(4), April 1999 Science Research Institute Richardson, 1989). The authors indicated that the gifted student participants grew in enthusiastic appreciation of the mentorship experience as it progressed.…”