It has long been recognized that engineers need a variety of skills, including technical and social, to succeed professionally. Attempts to include social skills (i.e., communication, teamwork, and leadership) in engineering education are relatively recent (i.e., within the last decade). Thus, the current study investigates whether social goals…

The quality of the relationships that mentors forge with their proteges is assumed to significantly affect the success of mentoring interventions. Building on previous research, this study examined the association between relationship qualities and protege functioning. Multiple reporters (e.g., mentors, proteges and teachers) were used in a…