Educational Administration Quarterly · 2004 · 161 citations · 29 references
EducationCounselingOrganizational BehaviorAdolescent CounselingCareer CounselingCounseling PsychologyCounselor-client RelationshipLeader-follower RelationshipsLeader-member RelationshipsSupervisory RelationshipTalent DevelopmentWorkplace MentoringCareer MentoringConceptual Model DevelopmentFaculty MentoringMentor RolesMentoring FunctionsMentoring RolesPsychosocial MentoringSupportive Behaviors
The article presents a conceptual model of mentoring designed to distinguish mentoring from other kinds of supportive relationships. Built on the existing literature and a modification of Kram’s (1983) distinctions of the functions of mentoring, the model uses the concepts of intent and involvement as variables for distinguishing and categorizing the bewildering array of relationships and roles referred to as mentoring in the literature.
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