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Coaching and mentoring in higher education : a step-by-step guide to exemplary practice / Jill Andreanoff.

By: Andreanoff, Jill [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Palgrave teaching and learning.Publisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: vii, 168 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781137451491 (paperback).Subject(s): Mentoring in education | Education, HigherDDC classification: 371.102
Contents:
Introduction -- What are mentoring and coaching -- The role of the scheme coordinator -- For what purposes can mentoring or coaching be utilised? -- Planning your programme -- Recruitment and screening of mentors and coaches -- Mentor and coach training -- Mentee/Coachee recruitment and matching -- Record keeping -- Mentor of coach supervision -- Monitoring and evaluation -- Ementoring -- School mentoring programmes.
Summary: Mentoring and coaching are becoming widely recognised as a means to promote student success, retention and attainment. Such programmes help students to transition into university life and achieve the best possible outcome from their experience.For a mentoring or coaching scheme to benefit students, however, it's important to follow best practice. This book will guide you through the crucial stages and possible pitfalls of setting up your own coaching or mentoring programme. The first section outlines what these terms mean, how they can be used and the attributes required to be a good coach or mentor. The book goes on to guide you step by step through the processes of planning a programme, recruiting coaches or mentors, matching them to mentees and evaluating the end result. The final chapters discuss more specialised programmes, such as ementoring and using university mentors for school pupils-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Mentoring and coaching are becoming widely recognised as a means to promote student success, retention and attainment. Such programmes help students to transition into university life and achieve the best possible outcome from their experience.For a mentoring or coaching scheme to benefit students, however, it's important to follow best practice. This book will guide you through the crucial stages and possible pitfalls of setting up your own coaching or mentoring programme. The first section outlines what these terms mean, how they can be used and the attributes required to be a good coach or mentor. The book goes on to guide you step by step through the processes of planning a programme, recruiting coaches or mentors, matching them to mentees and evaluating the end result. The final chapters discuss more specialised programmes, such as ementoring and using university mentors for school pupils.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-163) and index.

Introduction -- What are mentoring and coaching -- The role of the scheme coordinator -- For what purposes can mentoring or coaching be utilised? -- Planning your programme -- Recruitment and screening of mentors and coaches -- Mentor and coach training -- Mentee/Coachee recruitment and matching -- Record keeping -- Mentor of coach supervision -- Monitoring and evaluation -- Ementoring -- School mentoring programmes.

Mentoring and coaching are becoming widely recognised as a means to promote student success, retention and attainment. Such programmes help students to transition into university life and achieve the best possible outcome from their experience.For a mentoring or coaching scheme to benefit students, however, it's important to follow best practice. This book will guide you through the crucial stages and possible pitfalls of setting up your own coaching or mentoring programme. The first section outlines what these terms mean, how they can be used and the attributes required to be a good coach or mentor. The book goes on to guide you step by step through the processes of planning a programme, recruiting coaches or mentors, matching them to mentees and evaluating the end result. The final chapters discuss more specialised programmes, such as ementoring and using university mentors for school pupils-- Provided by publisher.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of figures and tables (p. vi)
  • Series editor's preface (p. vii)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 What Are Mentoring and Coaching? (p. 4)
  • 2 The Role of the Scheme Coordinator (p. 13)
  • 3 For What Purposes Can Mentoring or Coaching Be Utilised? (p. 21)
  • 4 Planning Your Programme (p. 39)
  • 5 Recruitment and Screening of Mentors and Coaches (p. 48)
  • 6 Mentor and Coach Training (p. 62)
  • 7 Mentee/Coachee Recruitment and Matching (p. 88)
  • 8 Record Keeping (p. 106)
  • 9 Mentor or Coach Supervision (p. 111)
  • 10 Monitoring and Evaluation (p. 118)
  • 11 Ementoring (p. 130)
  • 12 School Mentoring Programmes (p. 141)
  • Appendix 1 Your Mentoring or Coaching Scheme (p. 149)
  • Appendix 2 Example Mentor/Coach Application Form (p. 150)
  • Appendix 3 Mentor/coach training (p. 152)
  • Appendix 4 Listening skills - self evaluation (p. 159)
  • Appendix 5 Example of a Mentee Profile Form (p. 161)
  • References (p. 162)
  • Index (p. 164)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jill Andreanoff has over 15 years' experience in higher education in the field of mentoring and coaching, receiving her Doctorate in 2015. She is an independent researcher, consultant and coach, supporting other higher education institutions with the implementation of exemplary practice coaching and mentoring. She is currently engaged as an employability consultant at the University of Essex, UK.

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