Mentorship and the socialization of underrepresented minorities into the professoriate: examining varied influences

This study examines the mentoring component of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's (CIC) Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP). The national initiative, implemented on various campuses throughout the United States, seeks to establish a diverse faculty by encouraging the enrollment...

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Published inMentoring & tutoring Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 278 - 293
Main Author Davis, Dannielle Joy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.08.2008
Subjects
academe
Coaching (Performance)
Disproportionate Representation
Focus Groups
Graduate Surveys
Influences
Interviews
Mentors
mentorship
Minority Groups
Outreach Programs
professoriate
racial minorities
Research Opportunities
Socialization
Summer Programs
Supervisor Supervisee Relationship
Undergraduate Students
United States
United States
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Summary:This study examines the mentoring component of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's (CIC) Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP). The national initiative, implemented on various campuses throughout the United States, seeks to establish a diverse faculty by encouraging the enrollment and completion rates of minority doctoral candidates. Results from interviews with former and current undergraduate student participants suggest that mentorship influences the individual, interpersonal, extra-programmatic, and to a lesser extent, collective realms of protégé experiences. Study results emphasize the importance of faculty-directed mentorship in preparing students of color for both graduate education and entrance into the professoriate.
ISSN:1361-1267
1469-9745
DOI:10.1080/13611260802231666