What Is Mentoring?
Brian Gay
(Head of the Educational Initiatives Section at the University
of the West of England, Bristol. He has been involved in mentoring and
personal development programmes for the last 25 years, is a board member
of the International Mentoring Association and undertakes consultancy on
mentoring both nationally and internationally.)
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Abstract
Addresses the process of mentoring, the utility of planned or facilitated mentoring programmes and the infrastructure necessary for the delivery of such programmes. Argues that mentoring, which is characterized by a one‐to‐one developmental relationship based on temporary inequality, is a powerful process. Also indicates that mentoring is not a cheap and easy remedy for shortfalls in social planning. It is, however, a process worthy of investment, which can provide new horizons and opportunities for the development of capability in young people.
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Citation
Gay, B. (1994), "What Is Mentoring?", Education + Training, Vol. 36 No. 5, pp. 4-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400919410062257
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1994, MCB UP Limited