New Perspectives on Mentoring. ERIC Digest No. 194.

Autor/in	Kerka, Sandra
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education, Columbus, OH.
Titel	New Perspectives on Mentoring. ERIC Digest No. 194.
Quelle	(1998), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Computer Uses in Education; Educational Strategies; Educational Trends; Experiential Learning; Internet; Learning Processes; Mentors; Organizational Change; Technological Advancement; Trend Analysis; World Wide Web + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Computernutzung; Lehrstrategie; Bildungsentwicklung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Learning process; Lernprozess; Organisationswandel; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Trendanalyse; World Wibe Web
Abstract	Like most institutions in a world of change, the practice of mentoring is being influenced by new forms of work, technology, and learning. Organizational trends such as downsizing, restructuring, teamwork, increased diversity, and individual responsibility for career development are contributing to a resurgent interest in mentoring in the 1990s. Many organizations are instituting formal mentoring programs as a cost-effective way to upgrade skills, enhance recruitment and retention, and increase job satisfaction. Telementoring through the Internet is emerging as a way to pair teachers and learners with subject-matter experts who can provide advice, guidance, and feedback on learning projects. Mentoring supports much of what is currently known about how individuals learn, including the socially constructed nature of learning and the importance of experiential, situated learning experiences. The most effective mentoring is that involving guided experiential learning. Because learning takes place within the social context, the interpersonal relationship of mentor and mentee is considered essential. If developing learning organizations in a learning society is a desirable social goal, mentoring can perform an important function in helping people develop their highest potential. (Contains 17 references) (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC