Journal article
The development of a mentoring program for university undergraduate women
Cambridge journal of education, Vol.38(4), pp.513-528
12/01/2008
DOI: 10.1080/03057640802482322
Abstract
The Women's Center at a university in the United States implemented a mentoring program based on feminist and networking models to improve the educational climate for female undergraduate students. Due to a lack of literature detailing how to develop such a program, an interdisciplinary team of researchers collaborated with the Women's Center to address program development and implementation, including how to institutionalize the program, effective recruitment and retention strategies, how to facilitate formation of mentor relationships and strategies for maintaining those relationships, appropriate interventions and monitoring, and how to ensure that the program met mentees' needs. Among the findings are that success depends on a full-time and dedicated coordinator, appropriate matching of mentors and mentees, and emphasis during training on continuing communication between mentors and mentees to reassess mentee needs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The development of a mentoring program for university undergraduate women
- Creators
- Laura Putsche - Department of Sociology , Anthropology , Justice Studies , University of IdahoDebbie Storrs - Department of Sociology , Anthropology , Justice Studies , University of IdahoAlicia E Lewis - Department of Sociology , Anthropology , Justice Studies , University of IdahoJennifer Haylett - Department of Sociology , University of California
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Cambridge journal of education, Vol.38(4), pp.513-528
- DOI
- 10.1080/03057640802482322
- ISSN
- 0305-764X
- eISSN
- 1469-3577
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology
- Record Identifier
- 9984002366002771
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