Mentoring Best Practices
A Handbook
Downloadable forms for developing effective mentoring relationships
Sources used for this Handbook
Bibliography for additional Reading
Forms for developing effective mentoring relationships
- Planning for and Defining a Mentoring Relationship (Word / PDF)
- Mentoring activities and Topics (Word / PDF)
- Goals Reflection for Mentees (Word / PDF)
- Short and long term goals-Mentees (Word / PDF)
- Partnering agreement- Mentees (Word / PDF)
- Partnering agreement- Mentors (Word / PDF)
Sources used for this Handbook
Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE)
http://isites.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=coache
Chronicle of Higher Education, (April 18, 2008), “Wisconsin's Flagship Is Raided for Scholars,” p. A19
Emory University Passages Program
Felder, Richard and Rebecca Brent, (2003). Helping New Faculty Get off to a Good Start: Council for Chemical Research 24th Annual Meeting
Free Management Library
http://www.managementhelp.org
Moody, JoAnn, (2004). Faculty Diversity: Problems and Solutions: Routledge Press.
The Faculty Mentoring Program for Women, University of Texas at El Paso
University of California Recruitment and Retention of Faculty Handbook http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/fgsaa/affirmative.pdf
University of Manitoba, University Teaching Services: http://www.umanitoba.ca/academic_support/uts/services/mentoring/index.php
University of Michigan ADVANCE
http://www.umich.edu/~advproj/handbook.pdf
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts Junior Faculty Mentoring Program
University of Washington Toolkit
http://www.washington.edu/admin/eoo/forms/ftk_01.html#III)
Valian, Virginia, (1998). Why so Slow? The Advancement of Women, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Office of Faculty Development, Mutual Mentoring Guide, University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
http://www.umass.edu/ofd/mentoring/Mutual%20Mentoring%20Guide%20Final%2011_20.pdf
Bibliography for additional Reading
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Boice, R. (1992) The New Faculty Member: Supporting and Fostering Professional Development. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
Boice, R. (2000) Advice for New Faculty Members: Nihil Nimus. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon
Caplan, Paula J. (1993) Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman's Guide to Surviving in the Academic World. Toronto: University of Toronto Press
Diamond, R. (1995) Preparing for Promotion and Tenure Review: A faculty guide. Bolton, MA: Anker
Goldsmith, J.A., Komlos, J. & Gold, P.S. (2001) The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career: a portable mentor for scholars from graduate school through tenure. Chicago, Illinois:University of Chicago Press
Gmelch, W.H., and Miskin, v. D. (1995) Chairing an Academic Department. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Gmelch, W.H. (1993) Leadership Skills for Department Chairs. Bolton, MA: Anker
Murray, M. (1991). Beyond the myths and magic of mentoring: How to facilitate an effective mentoring program. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
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Quinlan, K.M. (1999). Enhancing mentoring and networking of junior academic women: What, why, and how? Journal of Higher Education Policy & Management, 21(1), 31-42.
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Sands, R. H., L. A. Parson and J. Duane. (1991)"Faculty Mentoring Faculty in a Public University." Journal of Higher Education 62:2:174-93.
Schoenfeld, A. Clay and Robert Magnan. (1994) Mentor in a Manual: Climbing the Academic Ladder to Tenure. Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing,
Schuster, J.H. and Wheeler, D.W. (Eds.) (1990) Enhancing Faculty Careers: strategies for development and renewal. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
Smith, Judith O. et al. (2001) "Peer Networking as a Dynamic Approach to Supporting New Faculty." Innovative Higher Education 25:197-207.
Sorcinelli, Mary Deane and Ann E. Austin. (1992) Developing New and Junior Faculty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers,
Toth, Emily. (1997) Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press
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Turner, C.S.V., & Myers, Jr., S.M. (2000). Faculty of color in academe: Bittersweet success. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
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Washington, Paula and Diane Scott. The Womentor Guide: Leadership for a New Millennium. Traverse City, MI: Sage Creek Press, 1999.
Wunsch, M. A. (ed) (1994) Mentoring Revisited: making and impact on individuals and institutions.San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Wunsch, M. A. (1996): "Giving Structure to Experience: Mentoring Strategies for Women Faculty." Initiatives 56.1 :1-10.
