Open AccessMentoring: A Role to Facilitate Academic Change
Author(s) -
Ingrid Provident
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the internet journal of allied health sciences and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1540-580X
DOI - 10.46743/1540-580x/2005.1068
Subject(s) - curriculum , foundation (evidence) , style (visual arts) , process (computing) , pedagogy , engineering ethics , medical education , psychology , political science , medicine , engineering , computer science , archaeology , law , history , operating system
The concept of mentoring is presented, including a historical overview and definitions of both mentor and protégé as well as corresponding typical roles and responsibilities. Theoretical models of mentoring are presented and contemporary views on using mentors to create meaningful curricular change are discussed. In particular, the overall results of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation’s Curriculum-Mentoring Project are presented. The conclusion appears to be that both the process and outcomes of curriculum change seem to be highly dependent on the communication style and make-up of the faculty and their relationship with the mentor.