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- Title
Effectiveness of a Tenure Track Faculty Mentoring Program: Reflections of a Pilot Project.
- Authors
Berrett, Bryan; Nisbett, Nancy; Lowe, Mitzi
- Abstract
Faculty mentoring at universities takes on a wide variety of forms and levels of effectiveness but the research on the structure and effectiveness of mentoring program is limited. The informal mentoring that occurred between three faculty from different health and human service disciplines inspired the need for this project and the creation of a formalized mentoring program for their college. A pilot mentoring program for new tenure-track faculty was implemented during the 2013-2014 academic year. The program included structure, training, and ongoing facilitation. Best practices identified during a literature review and visits to other universities with established mentoring programs provided the framework for the pilot program. Eleven newly hired tenure-track faculty across five academic disciplines in the college of health and human services were strategically assigned tenured mentors. Over a two-semester period the mentors and mentees were provided resources and had regularly scheduled meetings to guide new faculty in adjusting to the University. Using a mixed methods design, data was collected throughout the year to assess program effectiveness. Focus groups, individual interviews, and survey data will be discussed from multiple perspectives that include new tenure-track faculty mentees and tenured faculty mentors. Both graduate and undergraduate students were included to assist with literature review, tool development, data collection, and data analysis. This article will discuss the inspiration for the program, its structure, methodology, funding, resources and recommendations for implementation of a mentoring program will be discussed.
- Subjects
ACADEMIC tenure; UNIVERSITY faculty; MENTORING in education; PILOT projects; ACQUISITION of data
- Publication
National Social Science Journal, 2016, Vol 47, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
2154-1736
- Publication type
Article