Mentoring in Higher Education: Best Practices, 3rd. Edition. This item is unavailable.Mentoring in Higher Education: Best Practices, 3rd. Edition

Mentoring Enables Those Who Can Make A Positive Difference

Mentoring in Higher Education: Best Practices focuses on models of effective mentoring that can be used for staff development and also what administrators and faculty can do to work effectively with diverse student populations in order to promote high levels of student academic success.

The book describes the significance of best mentoring practices in academic institutions and is designed as a resource for boards and presidents, chancellors, faculty, affirmative action officers, administrators of mentoring programs, academic affairs officers, student counselors, and participants in mentoring programs.

The book also proposes strategies for improving the effectiveness of existing and new programs in mentoring that were designed to increase retention and graduation rates of all students, with emphasis on "students of color."

Marcia E. Canton, Ph.D. is an educator and consultant, specializing in organization and management development. She is President of Canton Associates, a consulting firm developed to improve the effectiveness of educational institutions and the workplace by assisting decision-makers and managers in a diverse labor force. She is also Professor Emeritus from San Jose State University where she taught a myriad of health, diversity and management courses for more than twenty-five years. She also served as the first Coordinator of the Faculty Mentor Program which received a Chancellor's Award for outstanding service.

Dr. David P. James began his career at Prince George's Community College in 1971, as assistant director of Community Services. He retired in 2008 as dean of Educational Development and Degree/Extension Centers and Special Programs. He received his bachelor's degree in social science from Elizabeth City State University, his master's degree in world history from Georgetown University, and his doctorate in higher education from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He served as President of the International Mentoring Association from 1988 to 2000 and is an internationally known leader and expert on training, establishing, and evaluating mentoring programs. He has made numerous presentations on mentor and protégé training and the essential elements for comprehensive formalized mentoring programs.