Revised edition of the author's On being a mentor, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- On mentoring -- Why mentoring matters -- The mentoring relationship continuum -- Exemplary mentoring in academe : a glimpse inside -- On being a mentor -- Foundational mentoring competencies : who mentors are -- Functional mentoring competencies : what mentors do -- Beginning a mentoring relationship -- The seasons of mentorship : common relationship phases -- The ethical mentor : doing no harm -- On mentoring specific groups -- Mentoring undergraduates -- Mentoring graduate students -- Mentoring junior faculty -- Mentoring and gender -- Mentoring across race -- Managing mentorships -- Diagnosis and management of mentorship dysfunction -- Assessing mentoring outcomes -- Recommendations for academic leaders : what deans and department chairs can "do" -- Chapter endnotes -- References -- Subject index