There were, however, some challenges identified that the program needed to address: Mismatch of expectations and responsibilities: There were differences between the mentor and mentee in terms of the kinds of mentorship activities expected and how the relationship should be managed.
It would be interesting to include gender differences in longitudinal mentoring in future studies.
There is significant literature on gender differences in mentoring [ 25, 26] and women's ways of knowing [ 27].
Nursing experts involved in the study suggested that the factors "mentor had been trained for mentoring" and "mentor had the experience of mentoring" affect the work outcome of the new nurses in the mentoring program.
While there were no significant group differences in the measures at the start of the year, results at the end of the year showed that students in the formal mentoring program believed more strongly that school was relevant to work than those who worked without a mentor.
Dissenting epistemologies between Indigenous and other Australians infers the likelihood of key points of difference in mentoring standards.
There's a huge difference in the requirements of work, and a mentor can help you understand how that new world really operates".
As revealed in other studies [ 3- 5, 7, 9, 36], mentors made a difference in the lives of youth.
My mentors have made all the difference in the world, and I have been fortunate to have two first-rate, top-of-their-field mentors.
Mentors make a tremendous difference in the lives of young people, in particular, who lack stability and consistency in other aspects of their daily lives.
WEEK IN REVIEW The Vanity of Volunteerism For six years, a mentor tried to make a difference in the lives of six of her former students.
