Doctoral E-Mentoring: Current Practices and Effective Strategies

David Byrnes, Lida J. Uribe-Flórez, Jesús Trespalacios, Jodi Chilson

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Abstract

Effective mentoring has been viewed as the cornerstone of a successful doctoral experience. Traditional doctoral education uses an apprenticeship model for mentoring to help students learn what is required as an academic professional. However, online environments present unique challenges to creating and maintaining mentor-mentee relationships. Using keywords specific to e-mentoring and online graduate education, literature searches were conducted to isolate relevant research from the last decade. From this literature, it was possible to synthesize current practices in e-mentoring and identify effective strategies to use for doctoral students conducting research. Using the Yob and Crawford (2012) framework, results were organized into the following six independent categories: Competence, Availability, Induction, Challenge, Communication, and Emotional Support. Other aspects that impact the mentoring relationship are also discussed.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)236-248
Number of pages13
JournalOnline Learning Journal
Volume23
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019

Keywords

  • E-mentoring
  • Faculty-student collaboration
  • Graduate education
  • Higher education
  • Literature review

EGS Disciplines

  • Instructional Media Design

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