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RECORD NUMBER: 375 OF 775Main Title | Getting the Most out of your Mentoring Relationships A Handbook for Women in STEM / [electronic resource] : | ||||
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Type | EBOOK | ||||
Author | Dean, Donna J. | ||||
Publisher | Springer New York, | ||||
Year Published | 2009 | ||||
Call Number | Q1-390 | ||||
ISBN | 9780387924090 | ||||
Subjects | Science (General) ; Medicine ; Life sciences | ||||
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Collation | online resource. | ||||
Notes | Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
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Contents Notes | How to Use This Guide -- What Is Mentoring? -- Preparing to be Mentored -- Mentoring Relationships -- Changing Dynamics, Changing Needs -- Career and Life Transitions -- Navigating Interpersonal Contexts -- Starting Out with the Right Education -- Moving Toward Career Success -- Voices of Experience -- Provocative Thoughts for a Better Future -- Resources. Mentorship practice has been part of the human experience since the Golden Age of Greece. Engaging with a mentor as a way to learn and achieve one's full potential is an ancient and respected practice. Getting the Most out of your Mentoring Relationships overviews and gives perspectives on a variety of topics and issues relating to being mentored in the diverse fields encompassed by science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are laid out in an easy-to-scan format. This book is meant to serve as a handbook in times of need when a few moments of reflection and perspective would be highly useful. |