Entering Mentoring: A Seminar to Train a New Generation of Scientists

Book Overview

A useful guidebook to train science mentors at all levels

Expectations
o What do you hope to gain from the mentoring experience?
o What do you see as your student's greatest strengths?

Scientific Teaching
o What is your approach to mentoring?
o How does the concept of "scientific teaching" apply to mentoring?

Community of Resources
o Do you see your peers as a valuable resource in addressing mentoring issues?
o How could you create a stronger community of mentors and mentoring resources?

Diversity
o How do you define diversity?
o How do you deal with diverse learning styles, personal styles, ethnicity, experience, gender and nationality?

For information, or to view a copy, visit the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Web site at www.hhmi.org/grants/pdf/labmanagement/entering_mentoring.pdf

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299215709
• ISBN13: 9780299215705
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.8" x 9.0"