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Mentoring in Virtual Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Interdisciplinary and online graduate programs have been in existence for decades; yet universities often operate from a disciplinary, campus‐based tradition. This can lead to challenges in faculty and student mentoring and student research engagement when expectations mirror a noninterdisciplinary, traditional on‐campus model. However, positive mentoring experiences can develop when everyone thinks creatively. The current article highlights research on virtual mentoring of graduate students, mentoring of graduate students in interdisciplinary programs, and ways in which one online graduate program engaged students in a scholar‐practitioner leadership development event. The current article concludes with recommendations on ways to engage students in the mentoring and research process, especially those who are distance‐learning students in interdisciplinary programs.

Source: Journal of Leadership Studies

DOI: 10.1002/jls.21902

Authors: Sydney D. Richardson, Brenda Arias‐Conejo Reuter

Institution: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Language: English

Topic: Mentoring and Academic Development

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,150