The Blackwell handbook of mentoring: a multiple perspectives approach

In recent years, interest in the subject of mentoring and its benefits has increased significantly. But with a plethora of research being conducted in three primary areas (youth, student-faculty, and workplace mentoring) little attention has been paid to the potential advantages of looking across these different types of relationships to provide a more unified and comprehensive understanding of mentoring. Cutting across the fields of psychology, management, education, counseling, social work, and sociology, The Blackwell Handbook of Mentoring reveals an innovative, multidisciplinary approach to the practice and theory of mentoring.In this volume, leading scholars working in each of the three key areas review the critical literatures from their field. Focusing on todaysmost substantial theoretical approaches and methodological issues, this book combines original theory and landmark research with 20 years of accumulated observations to provide rich and incisive analysis. With a final section that presents an integrated perspective on mentoring relationships and projects a future agenda for the field, this volume is the most complete guide to the subject to date, making it an essential resource for all students, researchers, and related professionals who are looking to stay at the forefront of the discipline.Tammy D. Allen is Professor of Psychology at the University of South Florida.Her research centers on individual and organizational factors that relate to employee career development, health and well-being. She is a recipient of the Academy of Management Mentoring Legacy Award, which recognizes scholars whose work has been germinal to the research and study of mentoring. Tammy is co-author of Designing Workplace Mentoring Programs: An Evidence-based Approach. Sheis Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Psychology and the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. She currently serves on the Executive Board ofthe Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Tammy is a Fellow ofthe Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association. Lillian T. Eby is Associate Professor of Psychology atthe University of Georgia. Her research focuses on workplace mentoring, job-related relocation, career success, the work-family interface, and gender issues in organizations. She has published over 50 research articles and book chapters and her work appears in such outlets as Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, and the Journal of Vocational Behavior.

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-3543-9
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 520
• Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés