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Mentor perspectives on the place of undergraduate research mentoring in academic identity and career development: An analysis of award winning mentors

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine how Undergraduate Research (UR) mentoring fits into the career profile of award-winning UR mentors and to determine the factors that motivate engagement as UR mentor. Twenty-four award-winning UR mentors based in four countries were interviewed about their mentoring practices. Six themes emerged: 1) Academic Identity and Motivations; 2) Challenges to Academic Identity and Career Development; 3) Enhanced Research Productivity; 4) Recognition and Reward; 5) Institution Values Commitment and 6) Developing Other Mentors. In addition to explaining these themes, the authors discuss how the findings can be utilized for academic development and identity formation for faculty.

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Authors

Hall, Eric E.
Walkington, Helen
Olin Shanahan, Jenny
Ackley, Elizabeth
Stewart, Kearsley A.

Oxford Brookes departments

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences\Department of Social Sciences

Dates

Year of publication: 2017
Date of RADAR deposit: 2017-11-20

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