MENTORING WORK VALUES: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELORS

Older employees in the work place have the opportunity to translate work values to younger workers. The life experience and knowledge older adults possess are significant resources for educating today's young adults. Either through formal or informal means, mentors can lead individuals to gain...

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Published inEducational gerontology Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 349 - 358
Main Author Kern, Carolyn W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.1998
Hemisphere
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
United States
North America
America
Human
Professional experience
Intergeneration relation
Professional relation
Labour
Knowledge
Formation
Elderly
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Summary:Older employees in the work place have the opportunity to translate work values to younger workers. The life experience and knowledge older adults possess are significant resources for educating today's young adults. Either through formal or informal means, mentors can lead individuals to gain important life values that make the work place more productive and contribute to a better society. The following account describes one man's life mentoring work values to younger generations.
ISSN:0360-1277
1521-0472
DOI:10.1080/0360127980240405