Toward a definition of mentoring

Spiritual Dimensions of Informal Learning

“…In the next chapter, Wickett also explores mentorship in a spiritual context. Gehrke (1988b) describes mentoring as a gift exchange and as an I-Thou relationship (1988a) in which the mentor hallows the mentee and vice versa. For Gehrke, mentorship is a spiritual practice or discipline that "holds up" the other as a subject for care, respect, and concern.…”

Standards in Literacy and Numeracy: Contributing Factors

“…A novice in any field of employment would need assistance in the early stages of a career, and beginning teachers are no exception (Correa & Wagner, 2011;Gherke, 2001;Ingersoll & Smith, 2004;Ingersoll & Strong, 2011;Langdon, 2011;Le Cornu, 2013;Pillay, Goddard, & Wilss, 2005;Rieg, Paquette, & Chen, 2007;Stansbury & Zimmerman, 2000;Wong, 2004;Zimpher & Rieger, 2001). The success, or otherwise, of such assistance, however, must depend on the ability of the individuals providing the support, the quality of the support program itself, and the ability of the novice to implement recommendations.…”

Developing and Sustaining Successful Mentoring Relationships

“…These concepts indicate that mentor-mentee interactions are variable (Gormley, 2008;O'Brien & Goddard, 2006), and mentors need to display personal attributes to interact with mentees (Niehoff, 2006), which appear critical to the relationship (Gehrke, 1988;Gormley, 2008). It infers that mentor support and expectations from both mentor and mentee can foster positive relationships (Bradbury & Koballa, 2008;Ganser, 1996).…”

“…Studies (Gehrke, 1988;Gormley, 2008) highlight the critical nature of strong interpersonal skills for mentors to articulate pedagogical knowledge to their mentees. Obstacles to successful mentoring relationships mainly focus on the mentor's time issues, lack of support and poor interpersonal skills, with a call for more rigorous mentor selection processes (Kilburg, 2007;McCann & Johannessen, 2009).…”