Mentoring in Higher Education, Experience in an Extracurricular Program
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https://doi.org/10.24320/redie.2018.20.4.1999Keywords:
Mentoring, college students, extracurricular activities, integrated development.Supporting Agencies:
Santander Universidades, Secretaría de Educación PúblicaAbstract
This article analyzes the potential contributions of mentoring to the formative process of college students in an extracurricular program. The first section deals with the concept of mentoring and contemporary theoretical conceptualizations. The second section describes the case study a mentoring component within an extracurricular leadership program for college students with outstanding cognitive skills (Talentum-Universidad Program). It also describes methodology used, consisting in the analysis of the reports that mentors and mentees submitted for the first and last mentoring session. The final section presents the findings; based on the evidence, mentoring contributes to the formative process of college students in three areas: personal, academic and professional. The mentee's goals and the characteristics of the mentor are highlighted as key factors. In sum, the document adds to the existing but scarce research about mentoring practices in higher education.Downloads
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Yamamoto, K. (1988). To see life grow: The meaning of mentorship. Theory into Practice, 23(3), 183-189.
Anderson, E. M. y Shannon, A. L. (1988). Toward a conceptualization of mentoring. Journal of Teacher Education, 39, 38-42.
Bozeman, B. y Feeney, M. K. (2007). Toward a useful theory of mentoring: a conceptual analysis and critique. Administration & Society, 39, 719-739.
Burke, R. J. y McKeen, C. A. (1997). Benefits of mentoring relationships among managerial and professional women: a cautionary tale. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 51(1), 43-57.
Clark, E. (1994). Mentoring: its potential for staff development and learning enhance-ment in a legal environment. Journal of Professional Legal Education, 12, 239.
Coles, A. (primavera, 2011). The role of mentoring in college access and success. Research to Practice Brief, 1-10.
DuBois, D. L. y Karcher, M. J. (2005). Youth mentoring: theory, research and practice. En D. L. DuBois y M. J. Karcher (Eds.), Handbook of youth mentoring (pp. 2-12). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Eby, L. T., Rhodes, J. E. y Allen, T. D. (2010). Definition and evolution of mentoring. En T. D. Allen y T. L. Eby (Eds.), The blackwell handbook of mentoring: a multiple perspectives approach (pp. 7-20). Nueva York: John Wiley & Sons.
Garringer, M., Kupersmidt, J., Rhodes, J., Stelter, R. y Tai, T. (2015). Elements of effective practice for mentoring. (4th Edition). Boston, MA: MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership. Recuperado de http://www.mentoring.org/program-resources/elements-of-effective-practice-for-mentoring/
Gehrke, N. (1988). Toward a definition of mentoring. Theory into Practice, 27, 190-194.
Gibbons, A. (2000). Getting the most from mentoring: recent developments and learning. Training Journal -ELY-, 18-20. Recuperado de https://scholar.google.com.mx/scholar?cluster=14383950302765184117&hl=es&as_sdt=0,5
Gulam, W. A. and Zulfiqar, M. (1998). Mentoring: Dr. Plum’s elixir and the alchemist’s stone’. Mentoring & Tutoring, 5(3), 39-45.
Hall, J. C. (2003). Mentoring and young people: a literature review. The SCRE Centre, University of Glasgow. Recuperado de http://www.educationandemployers.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ mentoring- and-young-people-hall.pdf
Healy, C. C. y Welchert, A. J. (1990). Mentoring relations: a definition to advance research and practice. Educational Researcher, 19(9), 17-21.
Jacobi, M. (1991). Mentoring and undergraduate academic success: a literature review. Review of Educational Research, 61(4), 505-532.
Johnson, A. W. (2006). An evaluation of the long-term impact of the Sponsor-a-Scholar (SAS) Program on student performance. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research.
Johnson, C. S. (1989). Mentoring programs. En M. L. Upcraft y J. Gardner (Eds.), The freshman year experience: Helping students survive and succeed in college (pp. 118-128). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Knippelmeyer, S. A. y Torraco, R. J. (2007). Mentoring as a developmental tool for higher education. Documento presentado en la Academy of Human Resource Development International Research Conference in The Americas (Indianapolis, IN, Feb 28-Mar 4).
MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership (2003). Elements of effective practice. Alexandria, VA.
O’Neill, K. y Harris et al. (2005). Perspectives on e-mentoring: a virtual panel holds an online dialogue. National Mentoring Center Newsletter, 9, 5-12.
Rhodes, J. E. (2002). Stand by me: the risks and rewards of mentoring today’s youth. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Rhodes, J. E. y Dubois, D. L. (2008). Mentoring relationships and programs for youth. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17(4), 254-258.
Rísquez, A. (2008). E-mentoring: an extended practice, an emerging discipline. En F. J. García-Peñalvo (Ed.), Advances in e-learning: experiences and methodologies (pp. 61-82). Nueva York: Information Science Reference.
Roberts, A. (2000). Mentoring revisited: a phenomenological reading of the literature. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 8(2), 145-170.
Yamamoto, K. (1988). To see life grow: The meaning of mentorship. Theory into Practice, 23(3), 183-189.
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