While it is widely recognised that the number of young adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disoders (ASD) is increasing, there is currently limited understanding of effective support for the transition to adulthood. One approach gaining increasing attention in the university sector is specialised peer mentoring. The aim of this inductive study was to understand the impact of peer mentor train...

BACKGROUND In the United Kingdom, pre-registration nurse education relies on workplace mentors to support and assess practice learning. Despite research to clarify expectations and develop support structures, mentors nevertheless report being overwhelmed by the responsibility of mentoring alongside their clinical work. Understanding of their lived experience appears limited. OBJECTIVES The ai...

OBJECTIVES To describe a program designed to meet the need to mentor trainees in manuscript reviewing. METHODS Mentors (n = 25) and mentees (n = 32) participating in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology's Manuscript Review Mentoring Program completed an online survey assessing their experiences and satisfaction with the program, perceptions of benefits and challenges to participating, and desi...

In this study, we explore the norms by which students and undergraduate mentors in a summer mathematics program evaluate proofs of theorems in number theory. By utilizing cognitive interviews during which students and mentors evaluate number theory proofs written by a hypothetical student, we find that for students as well as mentors, “rigor” is a dimension of mathematical acceptability of proo...

A comprehensive mentoring program includes a variety of components. One of the most important is the ongoing assessment of and feedback to mentors. Scholars need strong active mentors who have the expertise, disposition, motivation, skills, and the ability to accept feedback and to adjust their mentoring style. Assessing the effectiveness of a given mentor is no easy task. Variability in learni...