Mentoring in Higher Education and Elsewhere

Allen, T. “When Mentors and Proteges Communicate: Lessons From Universities.” MENTORING INTERNATIONAL 4, no. 1 (1990): 24-28.

Bey, Teresa and C. Thomas Holmes. MENTORING: DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL NEW TEACHERS. Reston, VA: Association of Teacher Educators, 1990.

Cohen, Norman H. MENTORING ADULT LEARNERS: A GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS AND TRAINERS. Malabar, FL: Krieger, 1995.

Daloz, Laurent A. EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND MENTORING: REALIZING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF ADULT LEARNING EXPERIENCES. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1986.

Feibelman, Peter J. A PH.D. IS NOT ENOUGH: A GUIDE TO SURVIVAL IN SCIENCE. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1993.

Field, Barbara and Terry Field, eds. TEACHERS AS MENTORS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE. London: Bristol, PA: Taylor and Francis, 1994. 180 p.

Galvez-Hjornevik, Cleta. MENTORING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE WITH A FOCUS ON TEACHING. Austin, TX: Research and Development Center for Teacher Education, the University of Texas, 1985. 99 p. Available in U.S. government depository collections as ED 1.310/2: 262032.

Giles, H.W. and R.C. Endsley. “Early Career Development Among Child and Family Development Professionals: The Role of Professor and Peer Relationships.” FAMILY RELATIONS 37 (1988): 470-76. Presents model of career development stressing the mentoring relationship.

Jacobi, Maryann. “Mentoring and Undergraduate Academic Success: A Literature Review.” REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 61, no. 4 (1991): 505-532.

Jaworski, Barbara. MENTORING IN MATHEMATICS TEACHING. London: Falmer Press, 1994. 146 p. On mentoring high school mathematics teachers.

Kilburg, Gary M. “A Study of Peer Collaborative Mentoring For the Professional Development of International Graduate Teaching Assistants.” diss., Oregon State University, 1992.

Kram, Kathy E. “Phases of the Mentoring Relationship.” ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL 26 (1983): 608-625. Delineates a four-stage process from initiation to cultivation, separation, and redefinition. Fuller treatment is in the author’s MENTORING AT WORK: DEVELOPMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS IN ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE (Glenville, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1985).

Levinson, D.J., et al. THE SEASONS OF A MAN’S LIFE. New York: Knopf, 1978. Seminal work, referred to in most articles and books on mentoring for its message (to young men) to find a mentor, and (to older men) to become one.

McAuliffe, Anne, ed. “Mentoring in Educational Settings: Unresolved Issues and Unanswered Questions.” WEEA DIGEST 1993 (9 p.) Includes “Mentoring in Educational Settings: Unresolved Issues and Unanswered Questions,” by Olga M. Welch; and “Learning From the Field: Mentoring Projects in Field-based Settings,” by Heidi Lynch. The latter describes five mentoring projects. Available from WEEA Publishing Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02160.

Merriam, Sharan. “Mentors and Proteges: A Critical Review of the Literature.” ADULT EDUCATION QUARTERLY 33 (1983): 161-173.

Mertz, Norma T., Olga M. Welch, and Janetta M. Henderson. EXECUTIVE MENTORING: MYTHS, ISSUES, STRATEGIES. Guidelines for executives in developing mentoring programs. Includes these topics: why mentor, what’s in it for you, how to select a protege, how to begin and end a mentoring relationship, how to structure the relationship, and what to consider when mentoring women and minorities. Available from WEEA Publishing Center, 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02160.

Murray, Margo, with Marna A. Owen. BEYOND THE MYTHS AND MAGIC OF MENTORING: HOW TO FACILITATE AN EFFECTIVE MENTORING PROGRAM. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1991. 210 p. On mentors in business.

National Education Association of the United States and the American Association of University Professors. MENTORING MINORITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. Washington, DC: NEA Office of Higher Education, 1993. 61 p. On the faculty’s role as mentors to increase minority participation in higher education.

Newton, Anne. MENTORING: A RESOURCE AND TRAINING GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS. Andover, MA: The Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and the Islands, 1994. Mentoring first-year teachers.

Noller, Ruth B. and Barbara R. Frey. MENTORING: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. Bearly, 1983. 80 p.

Norton, Cheryl S. MENTORING: A REPRESENTATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY. New York: ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, 1988. Available on microfiche in U.S. government depository collections as ED 1.310/2: 308278 (1991).

Phillips-Jones, L. MENTORS AND PROTEGES. New York: Arbor House, 1982. Offers a four-stage process of mentoring from mutual admiration to development, disillusionment, and finally, parting.

Roth, Richard and Christine Farris. MENTOR: A HANDBOOK FOR NEW TEACHING ASSISTANTS. Seattle, WA: Center for Instructional Development and Research, University of Washington, 1987. 48p.

Sands, R.H., L.A. Parson, and J. Duane. “Faculty Mentoring Faculty In a Public University.” JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION 62, no. 2 (March/April 1991): 174-193.

Schoenfeld, A. Clay and Robert Magnan. MENTOR IN A MANUAL: CLIMBING THE ACADEMIC LADDER TO TENURE. Madison, WI: Magna Publications, 1992. 314 p.

Shea, Gordon F. MENTORING: HELPING EMPLOYEES REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. New York: AMA Membership Publications Division, American Management Association, 1994. 93 p.

United States Department of Education. ONE ON ONE: A GUIDE FOR ESTABLISHING MENTOR PROGRAMS. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, 1990. 58 p. Available in U.S. government depository collections as ED1.8:On2.

United Way of America. MENTOR TRAINING CURRICULUM. Alexandria, VA: National Mentoring Initiative, United Way of America, 1991. A handbook for mentoring in business and the professions.

Weinberger, Susan G. HOW TO START A STUDENT MENTOR PROGRAM. Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation, 1992. 42 p.

Welch, Olga M. MENTORING IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS: UNRESOLVED CONFLICTS. Newton, MA: Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1993.

Wunsch, Marie A., ed. MENTORING REVISITED: MAKING AN IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994. (NEW DIRECTIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING, no. 57 (Spring, 1994) ). Articles on mentoring in college settings from a variety of perspectives, including two essays on cultural factors that come into play when foreign students and faculty are involved. An appendix provides a checklist for developing, implementing, and assessing mentoring programs.