Examining the Nature of Published Research About Mentoring in Higher Education

The various forms of mentoring relationships in higher education have all proven to be valuable, offering numerous benefits to mentors and protégés. Research into mentoring provides critical insight into aspects of these relationships, which can be used to advance theoretical and practical understandings of the topic. However, little is known about the methodological characteristics of the mentoring research itself. Using descriptive quantitative content analysis, I examined five years of articles published in five scholarly journals to determine the prevalence of research about mentoring in higher education. Not surprisingly, the prevalence of these articles differed significantly among journals in higher education (1.07% to 3.13%) compared to the considerably higher prevalence rate of 53.15% for the mentoring journal, Mentoring & Tutoring [χ2 (4, N = 82) = 143.98, p < .01]. I also report findings related to the prevalence of different empirical research traditions, research designs, and data sources, as well as various populations, such as faculty members or graduate students who serve as mentors or protégés. Given the limited number of mentoring articles published in higher education journals, I was unable to compare methodological characteristics across journals. Implications for theory, research, and practice in the area of mentoring in higher education are also suggested. Understanding the methodological characteristics of the current literature allows researchers to tailor their current studies by either continuing with existing trends in methodological approaches or seeking opportunities to incorporate under-utilized research traditions, designs, or data sources, with the aim of continuing to improve mentoring knowledge and outcomes.

HG 82.50-82.65

Dark brown sediment with well dispersed clasts ranging from small to medium in size. Clast shape ranges from sub-angular to sub-rounded. Lineations can commonly be seen throughout the sample. Comet structures can also be seen in minor amounts.

Barnes Wines, Limited By-Law no. 82

A by-law "to fix the remuneration and expense allowances of directors". It reads "Be it enacted as a By-law of Barnes Wines Limited: 1. That each Director of the Company be paid the sum of Seventy-five ($75,00) Dollars annually in respect of general services rendered by the Director in his capacity as Director, such remuneration to accrue from the date of his election or appointment as a Director. 2. That each Director shall be paid and allowed travelling and other expenses properly incurred in connection with the affairs of the Company. 3. That this provision shall be and remain in force and effect in the fiscal years of the Company, 1971 to 1973 both inclusive. Enacted this 8th day of February, 1971."

Barnes Wines, Limited By-Law No. 87

The By-Law reads: "Being a By-Law to fix the remunerations and expense allowances of a director. Be it a and it is hereby enacted as a By-Law of the Company as follows: By-Law No. 87 that By-Law No. 82 be and it is hereby repealed."

Formulación trifásica de sistemas eléctricos en coordenadas de fase ABC [por] Carlos Pérez Rojas.

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias en Ingeniería Eléctrica, con especialidad en Sistemas Eléctricos de Potencia) U.A.N.L.

El efecto de las sales biliares humanas sobre el crecimientola esporulación y la producción de enterotoxina de clostridium perfringeus tipo A Norma Laura Heredia Rojas

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias, con especialidad en Microbiología Médica) U.A.N.L.

Desarrollo en el pre-escolar valorado por enfermería y participación familiar [por] Irma Guadalupe Rojas Garza

Tesis (Maestría en Enfermería con Especialidad en Salud Comunitaria) U.A.N.L.

Frecuencias de grupos sanguíneos ABO, Rho (D) Mn. e isominia en personas con apellidos mono y polifiléticos del área metropolitana de Monterrey, Nuevo León [por] Ma. de los Angeles Rojas Alvarado

Tesis (Maestro en Ciencias con especialidad en Genética)

Apicultura un factor susceptible de desarrollo en Nuevo León modelo de comercialización internacional aplicable a la miel de abeja [por] Manuel Rojas Herrera

Tesis (Maestría en Administración de Empresas) U.A.N.L.

Requerimientos didácticos y metodológicos en el diseño de libros de texto de química para el sistema abierto de la Escuela Preparatoria Num. 3 de la UANL [por] María de Lourdes Rojas Pedraza

Tesis (Maestría en la Enseñanza de la Ciencia con Especialidad en Química) U.A.N.L.

Análisis de la administración de una unidad médico-hospitalaria dependiente de una institución de seguridad social [por] Roberto Aceves Rojas

Tesis (Maestría en Administración Pública con Especialidad en el Area Administrativa) U.A.N.L.

Morphophysiological traits in crop improvement case study-sorghum [by] Ratikanta Maiti; ed. [by] Pedro A. Wesche-Ebeling, Manuel Rojas Garcidueñas [and] Paul R. Earl

UANL

Estudio biográfico de los vice-presidentes de la Sociedad Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística presentado por el socio Lic. D. Isidro Rojas...

UANL

The positive impact of red palm oil in school meals on vitamin A status: study in Burkina Faso

Affiliation: Augustin Zeba & Hélène Delisle : Département de nutrition, Faculté de médecine, Université de Montréal