As accountability expectations for schools universities and businesses rapidly take root in
Westernized countries the widespread importance of mentoring is indisputable. Current trends
have escalated the role and practice of mentorship aligning it with human performance
institutional reform teacher education leadership development student learning cultural
diversity and policy initiatives. Although already a hot topic in educational research new
policy and legislative changes for success within K-12 public schools and with growing
attention higher education have secured the fate of mentorship. The Mentorship Primer raises
awareness about the value of mentoring and presents its changing and complex meaning for
students educators and leaders. This comprehensive introduction covers three broad areas: the
foundations of mentorship technical mentoring and alternative mentoring. Anyone searching for
guidance in their profession or for a clearer picture of mentorship in its myriad forms will
benefit from reading this book complete with glossaries and references.
