Mentoring definition

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Mentoring definition
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Mentoring

• A deliberate pairing of a more skilled or
  experienced person with a lesser skilled or
  experienced one, with the agreed-upon goal of
  having the lesser skilled person grow and develop
  specific competencies.
• Murray and Owen, 1991

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Mentoring

• A relationship in which a more experienced
  person, the mentor, takes a special interest in
  helping a less experienced person, the protégé,
  to grow personally and professionally.
• Mueller, 2004

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Mentoring

• An intensive interpersonal exchange between a
  more senior, experienced, and knowledgeable
  employee (I.e., the mentor) who provides advice,
  counsel,feedback, and support related to career
  and personal development and a less experienced
  employees ( I.e., the protégés)
• Noe, Greenberger. and Wang 2003

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References

• Mueller, S. (2004). Electronic mentoring as an
  example for the use of information and
  communications technology in engineering
  education. European Journal of Engineering
  Education. 29 (1). 53-63.
• Murray, M Owen, M. (1991). Beyond the myths
  magic of mentoring. San Francisco, CA
  Jossey-bass.
• Noe, R. A., Greenberger, D. B., Wang, S.
  (2002). Mentoring What we know an where we might
  go. In G. R. Ferris (Ed.), Research in personnel
  and human resources management 21 (pp.129-174).
  Oxford, England Elsevier Science LTD.