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This study used case study methodology to examine the experiences and the impact of participating... more This study used case study methodology to examine the experiences and the impact of participating in cross-race mentoring relationships for two African American students and their assigned/formal mentors at a predominantly white institution of higher education. These stories are presented to elucidate the mentoring process and to provide new perspectives on theories of academic and social integration. Particular attention is given to race-specific aspects of these mentoring relationships. Findings suggest that assigned or formal mentoring relationships move through phases of development that are similar to those of unassigned mentoring relationships. The development of trust in such relationships takes time and can have a significant effect on the academic integration of African American students at predominantly White institutions. Findings show that those engaged in formal mentoring can have valuable input to enhance education programming for students of color. (Contains 36 refere...
Mentoring has become a discourse that within the last three decades, has informally and formally ... more Mentoring has become a discourse that within the last three decades, has informally and formally permeated corporate and educational arenas as a means of integrating particularly women and people of color, into environments that had heretofore been inaccessible to them. The academy has adapted the corporate model of mentoring in order to enhance the academic, personal and professional success of African American and other students of color, particularly those enrolled in Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). The institutionalization of formal or assigned mentoring practices in PWIs has sought to positively influence the undergraduate experiences (e.g., retention; degree completion; and satisfaction with college life) of African American and other students of color. This study examined the mentoring experiences of African American students involved in a formal mentoring program in place for students of color at a large research university in the Midwestern region of the United Sta...
Action in Teacher Education, 2006
... com-munities (which have higher property values and, hence, higher tax assessments) resent pa... more ... com-munities (which have higher property values and, hence, higher tax assessments) resent paying for a public school system whose clien-tele is largely non-White and poor. ... In fact, Ladson-Billings and Tate (1995) in their seminal piece Toward a Critical Race Theory in ...
This study used case study methodology to examine the experiences and the impact of participating... more This study used case study methodology to examine the experiences and the impact of participating in cross-race mentoring relationships for two African American students and their assigned/formal mentors at a predominantly white institution of higher education. These stories are presented to elucidate the mentoring process and to provide new perspectives on theories of academic and social integration. Particular attention is given to race-specific aspects of these mentoring relationships. Findings suggest that assigned or formal mentoring relationships move through phases of development that are similar to those of unassigned mentoring relationships. The development of trust in such relationships takes time and can have a significant effect on the academic integration of African American students at predominantly White institutions. Findings show that those engaged in formal mentoring can have valuable input to enhance education programming for students of color. (Contains 36 references.) (SLD)
This study used case study methodology to examine the experiences and the impact of participating... more This study used case study methodology to examine the experiences and the impact of participating in cross-race mentoring relationships for two African American students and their assigned/formal mentors at a predominantly white institution of higher education. These stories are presented to elucidate the mentoring process and to provide new perspectives on theories of academic and social integration. Particular attention is given to race-specific aspects of these mentoring relationships. Findings suggest that assigned or formal mentoring relationships move through phases of development that are similar to those of unassigned mentoring relationships. The development of trust in such relationships takes time and can have a significant effect on the academic integration of African American students at predominantly White institutions. Findings show that those engaged in formal mentoring can have valuable input to enhance education programming for students of color. (Contains 36 refere...
Mentoring has become a discourse that within the last three decades, has informally and formally ... more Mentoring has become a discourse that within the last three decades, has informally and formally permeated corporate and educational arenas as a means of integrating particularly women and people of color, into environments that had heretofore been inaccessible to them. The academy has adapted the corporate model of mentoring in order to enhance the academic, personal and professional success of African American and other students of color, particularly those enrolled in Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). The institutionalization of formal or assigned mentoring practices in PWIs has sought to positively influence the undergraduate experiences (e.g., retention; degree completion; and satisfaction with college life) of African American and other students of color. This study examined the mentoring experiences of African American students involved in a formal mentoring program in place for students of color at a large research university in the Midwestern region of the United Sta...
Action in Teacher Education, 2006
... com-munities (which have higher property values and, hence, higher tax assessments) resent pa... more ... com-munities (which have higher property values and, hence, higher tax assessments) resent paying for a public school system whose clien-tele is largely non-White and poor. ... In fact, Ladson-Billings and Tate (1995) in their seminal piece Toward a Critical Race Theory in ...
This study used case study methodology to examine the experiences and the impact of participating... more This study used case study methodology to examine the experiences and the impact of participating in cross-race mentoring relationships for two African American students and their assigned/formal mentors at a predominantly white institution of higher education. These stories are presented to elucidate the mentoring process and to provide new perspectives on theories of academic and social integration. Particular attention is given to race-specific aspects of these mentoring relationships. Findings suggest that assigned or formal mentoring relationships move through phases of development that are similar to those of unassigned mentoring relationships. The development of trust in such relationships takes time and can have a significant effect on the academic integration of African American students at predominantly White institutions. Findings show that those engaged in formal mentoring can have valuable input to enhance education programming for students of color. (Contains 36 references.) (SLD)