| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
First shards : the search for meaning as a motive for learning -- Mentors, myths, and metamorphosis : education as a transformational journey -- Maps of transformation : how adults change and develop -- The deep and savage way : the unsettling first steps of an education journey -- The dynamic of transformation : how learning changes the learner -- Returning home : helping adults integrate new insights -- The ecology of adult learning : barriers and incentives to learning growth -- The yoda factor : guiding adults through difficult transitions -- The art of the mentor : limits and possibilites |
| Summary |
With a new introduction and afterword, this revised second edition is a practical, engaging exploration of mentoring and its power to transform learning. Filled with inspiring vignettes, Mentor shows how anyone who teaches can become a successful mentor to students. Topics covered include adult learning and development; the search for meaning as a motive for learning; education as a transformational journey; how adults change and develop; how learning changes the learner; barriers and incentives to learning and growth; and guiding adults through difficult transitions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mentoring in education.
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Adult education.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
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Adult education
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Mentoring in education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118420058 |
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1118420055 |
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9781118416686 |
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1118416686 |
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