Mentoring: The Mentor's Perspective

Abstract

Mentoring is a general term used to describe behavior that is beneficial to the career of another individual. Mentoring has been described in terms of specific roles a mentor might play, but there is no definitional list of things an individual must do in order to be considered a mentor. Mentoring has also been described as a kind of 'special' relationship, but again there is no clear understanding of the specific ways in which a mentoring relationship differs from other relationships. The purpose of this research is to look more closely at this elusive phenomenon, and by comparing mentoring relationships with other relationships, to gain a better understanding of this 'special' relationship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA122800

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  • Jeanne Lindholm

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classification
  • Commerce
  • Education
  • Families (Human)
  • Feedback
  • Frequency
  • Friendship
  • Human Behavior
  • Instructions
  • Mentoring
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Ratings
  • Social Psychology

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