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From The Mouths Of Mentors: A Qualitative Case Study Exploring The Perspectives Of African-American Men Who Mentor Secondary School-Aged African-American Males, Tonya Michelle Wheeler-Anthony
From The Mouths Of Mentors: A Qualitative Case Study Exploring The Perspectives Of African-American Men Who Mentor Secondary School-Aged African-American Males, Tonya Michelle Wheeler-Anthony
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High profile deaths of unarmed African-American males caused much discourse in the years 2012 through 2015. Embedded in the news and on the minds of people of all ages were these deaths and the circumstances that surrounded them. Documentation of actions by some of the young males indicated that questionable behaviors existed prior to their demise. However, little documentation exists regarding attempts to assist these African-American male youths in changing these undesirable behaviors. One traditional approach to meeting the needs of African-American male students occurs through mentoring. Although, the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative launched by President Obama’s administration sparked an …
What Constitutes A Mentoring Mindset In Doctoral Students? A Phenomenological Study Of Graduate Faculty Experiences At A Research I University In The Southern United States, Kellie René Carter
What Constitutes A Mentoring Mindset In Doctoral Students? A Phenomenological Study Of Graduate Faculty Experiences At A Research I University In The Southern United States, Kellie René Carter
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The complex graduate student-faculty mentor relationship mentoring plays a substantial role in the academic and professional success of graduate students within the diverse settings of higher education institutions. An understanding of the mentee's level of preparedness for the mentoring relationship, or mentoring mindset, is needed in order to better inform graduate faculty mentors and graduate students about factors that contribute to a successful mentoring relationship. Existing research tends to concentrate on valued mentor characteristics from the mentee's perspective. However, there is little research on the mentee's preparedness for the doctoral student-faculty member mentoring relationship in a higher education setting. This …
The Dual Role Of A Non-Tenured Teacher As A Mentor And Mentee In A Public Secondary High School In Alabama: A Case Study, Barry Lee Wilson
The Dual Role Of A Non-Tenured Teacher As A Mentor And Mentee In A Public Secondary High School In Alabama: A Case Study, Barry Lee Wilson
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The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the dual roles of a mentor and mentee as experienced by non-tenured teachers at three public secondary schools in Alabama. This case study examined the perceptions of three other individuals professionally related to each non-tenured teacher serving simultaneous roles of mentor and mentee. These three individuals were the mentor, mentee, and administrator of the non-tenured teacher serving dual roles. In order to address the central phenomenon of dual roles of mentor and mentee in a public secondary school through exploration of nontenured individuals, the following central research question guided the study: What …