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E-mentoring

About: E-mentoring is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 333 publications have been published within this topic receiving 4448 citations.


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors define traditional mentoring according to its function and effectiveness and then expand the definition of mentoring to include computer-mediated communication (CMC), or e-mentoring.
Abstract: The information age is changing the dynamics of many relationships, including mentoring. This article defines traditional mentoring according to its function and effectiveness and then expands the definition of mentoring to include computer-mediated communication (CMC), or “e-mentoring.” We propose that e-mentoring holds promise for redefining mentoring relationships and changing the conditions under which mentoring is sought and offered. E-mentoring could potentially make mentoring relationships more available to groups that have previously had limited access to mentoring. Benefits of and barriers to e-mentoring are considered, as are strategies for establishing an e-mentoring relationship. E-mentoring resources are reviewed.

376 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, a typology of mentoring based on the computer mediated communication (CMC) literature is presented, and the authors suggest new opportunities and challenges, and provide recommendations for researchers and practitioners to explore online mentoring.

310 citations

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TL;DR: A review of the literature on e-mentoring can be found in this paper, focusing on large-scale e mentoring programs that addressed issues of social equity and educational advancement.
Abstract: The advent of user‐friendly email programs and web browsers created possibilities for widespread use of e‐mentoring programs. In this review of the research, we presented the history of e‐mentoring programs and defined e‐mentoring and structured e‐mentoring programs, focusing on large‐scale e‐mentoring programs that addressed issues of social equity and educational advancement. The literature reviewed spanned from the mid‐1990s to the present and included journal articles, reports, and book chapters on implemented e‐mentoring programs. The literature indicates that e‐mentoring is not a panacea, neither is it an inexpensive alternative to face‐to‐face mentoring. E‐mentoring is an alternative mode that facilitates the expansion of mentoring opportunities. The research we reviewed supported that the benefits associated with e‐mentoring mirrored the benefits associated with mentoring: informational, psychosocial, and instrumental. In addition, research supports two additional benefits of e‐mentoring: the valu...

161 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a series of interactive case studies were developed as training modules for mentors and protege's participating in the MentorNet program. But they did not address the same challenges that have already been identified through the research on formal mentoring programs.
Abstract: Uniting mentoring with e-mail results in expanded opportunities for mentoring, making it possible to overcome the constraints of time limitations and distance to achieve successful mentoring relationships. With these opportunities however, come many of the same challenges that have already been identified through the research on formal mentoring programmes. This article addresses one of these challenges by reporting on the impact of one model of training on e-mentoring outcomes. A series of interactive, web-based case studies was developed as training modules for mentors and prote´ge´s participating in the MentorNet programme. The target group for this research study was undergraduate students. Using a control group experimental design, we randomly assigned half the study group to a condition where interactive on-line training was required. The other half was assigned to a condition where the training was optional. Those in the mandatory group exhibited improved outcomes; specifically, they exchanged e-ma...

121 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20221
202112
202013
201918
201813
201722