Not All Types of Mentors are Created Equal: Comparing the Effectiveness of Intra-Departmental, Intra-University, and Self-Selected Mentors

Although it has been shown that mentorship is predictive of more effective teaching and adherence to model teaching criteria for Early Career Psychologists (ECPs) (Troisi, Leder-Elder, Stiegler-Balfour, Fleck, Good, in press), little research has examined the differential utility of various types of...

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Published in:The journal of faculty development 2015-09, Vol.29 (3), p.17-22
Main Authors: Troisi, Jordan D., Leder-Elder, Sadie, Stiegler-Balfour, Jennifer J., Fleck, Bethany K.B., Good, Jessica J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career Development
Careers
Clinical Psychology
College Faculty
College Instruction
Comparative Analysis
Departments
Electronic Mail
Faculty Development
Faculty Promotion
Gender
Higher Education
Instructional Effectiveness
Mentors
Multivariate Analysis
National Surveys
Online Surveys
Personal development
Professional development
Psychologists
Researchers
Resistance (Psychology)
State Surveys
Teacher Effectiveness
Teaching Methods
Tenure
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Summary:Although it has been shown that mentorship is predictive of more effective teaching and adherence to model teaching criteria for Early Career Psychologists (ECPs) (Troisi, Leder-Elder, Stiegler-Balfour, Fleck, Good, in press), little research has examined the differential utility of various types of mentors among university faculty members. We conducted a national survey comparing three types of mentors (i.e., intra-departmental, intra-university, other self-selected mentor) among 122 ECPs. Overall, mentors from one's department and other self-selected mentors were more effective than mentors from another department at one's university. Implications for mentoring early career faculty in higher education are discussed.
ISSN:2153-1900
2153-1919