Mentor : guiding the journey of adult learners

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Mentor : guiding the journey of adult learners / Laurent A. Daloz.

Daloz, Laurent A. (Author). Daloz, Laurent A. Effective teaching and mentoring. (Added Author).

Summary:

Revised and updated from the award-winning classic Effective Teaching and Mentoring, this second edition is a practical, engaging exploration of mentoring and its power to transform learning. Filled with inspiring vignettes, Mentor shows how anyone who teaches can become a successful mentor. "Nowhere else are learning, development, and mentoring so vividly and engagingly written about than in Daloz's book. . . . Already a classic in the field, this second edition updates us all on the awesome power and responsibility inherent in the mentor's role." --Sharan B. Merriam, professor, Department of Adult Education, University of Georgia "Essential reading.... This book will help more of us grow into one of the most life-giving relationships we can have with another person, one that will bring deep fulfillment to our own souls. Daloz has given a great gift to all who teach and learn." --Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach.

Record details

ISBN: 0787940720
ISBN: 9780787940720
Physical Description: xxix, 272 pages ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©1999.

Content descriptions

General Note:: "This book is a second edition of Effective teaching and mentoring"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: First shards : the search for meaning as a motive for learning -- Mentors, myths, and metamorphosis : education as a transformational journey -- Maps of transformation : how adults change and develop -- Learning as a transformative journey -- The deep and savage way : the unsettling first steps of an educational journey -- The dynamic of transformation : how learning changes the learner -- Returning home : helping adults integrate new insights -- The ecology of adult learning : barriers and incentives to learning and growth -- The yoda factor : guiding adults through difficult transitions -- The art of the mentor : limits and possibilities.