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Campbell, Corbin M.; Smith, Meredith; Dugan, John P.; Komives, Susan R. – Review of Higher Education, 2012
Mentorship is empirically related to several desired outcomes in college students including academic success and career development. Yet little is known about how mentorship aids leadership development in college students. This study uses data from the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership, a national study with more than 110,000 participants…
Descriptors: College Students, Mentors, Student Leadership, Career Development
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Elish-Piper, Laurie; L'Allier, Susan K. – Elementary School Journal, 2011
This article presents the results of a study that examined the relationship between the amount, type, and content of literacy coaching and K-3 student reading gains in a school district that received a Reading First grant. In addition, this study investigated the relationship between student reading gains and literacy coach certification. Findings…
Descriptors: Reading Improvement, Achievement Gains, Reading Achievement, Coaching (Performance)
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Leidenfrost, Birgit; Strassnig, Barbara; Schabmann, Alfred; Spiel, Christiane; Carbon, Claus-Christian – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2011
The purpose of our study was to explore peer mentoring styles and examine their contribution to academic success among mentees. Data were collected as part of a comprehensive evaluation of a peer mentoring program. The sample consisted of 49 mentors (advanced students) who supported 376 mentees (first year students) in small groups. Indicators for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Advanced Students, Mentors, Academic Achievement
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Bonura, Sandee – Journal of School Counseling, 2006
All university counselors-in-training complete internships under a "qualified" veteran. With a "swim or sink" mentality, an enthusiastic/competent student can be reduced to an insecure and discouraged intern, because supervisors don't have essential mentoring skills. Beliefs and attitudes are acquired/internalized during internship and veterans…
Descriptors: Mentors, Internship Programs, Supervisor Qualifications, Supervisory Methods