Dean, Donna J.

Getting the Most out of your Mentoring Relationships A Handbook for Women in STEM / [electronic resource] : by Donna J. Dean. - online resource. - Mentoring in Academia and Industry ; 3 . - Mentoring in Academia and Industry ; 3 .

How to Use This Guide -- What Is Mentoring? -- Preparing to be Mentored -- Mentoring Relationships -- Changing Dynamics, Changing Needs -- Career and Life Transitions -- Navigating Interpersonal Contexts -- Starting Out with the Right Education -- Moving Toward Career Success -- Voices of Experience -- Provocative Thoughts for a Better Future -- Resources.

Mentorship practice has been part of the human experience since the Golden Age of Greece. Engaging with a mentor as a way to learn and achieve one's full potential is an ancient and respected practice. Getting the Most out of your Mentoring Relationships overviews and gives perspectives on a variety of topics and issues relating to being mentored in the diverse fields encompassed by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are laid out in an easy-to-scan format. This book is meant to serve as a handbook in times of need when a few moments of reflection and perspective would be highly useful.

9780387924090 99780387924090

10.1007/978-0-387-92409-0 doi


SCIENCE (GENERAL).
MEDICINE.
LIFE SCIENCES.
SCIENCE, GENERAL.
SCIENCE, GENERAL.
LIFE SCIENCES, GENERAL.
BIOMEDICINE GENERAL.
LEARNING & INSTRUCTION.
TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION.

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