Guccione, a lecturer in academic development in the UK, and Hutchinson, a freelance coach and developer in the UK, describe how to use coaching and mentoring conversations to support and develop people who work at universities, such as academic staff, doctoral researchers, specialist professional staff, and others. They explain where to start, including concepts and terms in coaching and mentoring, the role of universities and higher education in mentoring and coaching, the academic context, mentoring and coaching within educational practice, focusing on planning instead of problems, and the elements of a good coaching question; practices, concepts, tools, exercises, and ideas for coaching and mentoring; and enhancing the practice, value, and reputation of mentoring at the program level and developing a strategic approach to understanding the impact of mentoring, including designing a mentoring program, aligning it with humanistic principles, designing workshops, recruiting and retaining coaches and mentors, evaluating mentoring and coaching, and finding and recruiting ones own mentor. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Learning through dialogue brings a powerful opportunity to navigate professional demands and meet the challenges of a turbulent world. Written for all who mentor or coach in universities, this book addresses a critical question: how can mentoring and coaching be an effective and accessible way to support researcher and academic development?
