Beyond Mentoring: Alternative Sources and Functions of Developmental Support
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2003
Keywords
Developmental support, Career practice, Gender and age difference
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-0045.2003.tb00615.x
Abstract
Content analyses were used to explore alternative sources and functions of developmental support other than mentoring among nonfaculty university employees. The majority of participants reported that they had an alternative source of developmental support outside of a mentoring relationship, that the developmental functions (i.e., kinds of support) provided by these sources varied, and that there were differences in sources and functions by participant age and gender. The alternative source of support most frequently mentioned was coworkers. The results also suggested that alternative sources of support may provide many of the functions associated with traditional mentors, although the full range may not be represented.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
The Career Development Quarterly, v. 51, issue 4, p. 346-355
Scholar Commons Citation
Allen, Tammy D. and Finkelstein, Lisa M., "Beyond Mentoring: Alternative Sources and Functions of Developmental Support" (2003). Psychology Faculty Publications. 48.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/48
