Full Description
Interdisciplinary Mentoring in Science: Strategies for Success is a practical and engaging resource on interdisciplinary mentoring in all fields of science. This book outlines what successful mentoring is, what it is not and how these important concepts relate to scientists today. Chapters include real-world examples, tips, and interviews and content is backed by current evidence and research. This reference discusses the benefits and challenges of building a mentoring relationship and highlights noteworthy topics such as mentoring minorities and women and mentoring to achieve change.
The book's author is the recipient of the Leading Diversity Award from the National Cancer Institute. The book includes a foreword by Julie Thompson Klein who is a Professor of Humanities in the English Department and Faculty Fellow for Interdisciplinary Development in the Division of Research at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Klein is the past president of the Association for Integrative Studies (AIS) and former editor of the AIS journal, Issues in Integrative Studies.
The goal of this book is to provide readers with a better understanding of the mentoring relationship and the overall process as it applies to the increasingly interdisciplinary field of science.
Contents
Dedication
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Mentoring definition - the mentor within
Chapter 2. What mentoring is not
Chapter 3. Mentoring outreach - the multiplicative effect
Chapter 4. Mentoring minorities and women
Chapter 5. Interdisciplinary mentoring
Chapter 6. Building a mentoring program
Chapter 7. The I-Mentoring program: how to establish one
Chapter 8: In closing: mentoring and synchronicity
Appendix. The kaleidoscope effect
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