Mentoring in Technical Communication
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Zimmerman, Beverly B., Paul Danette and Katherine Cook Pritchard
Technical Communication Online
2009

Abstract:

Reports on an online survey of 158 technical communication teachers who were asked about their experiences with mentoring. Finds a divergence between the academic mentor's experiences in mentoring and previously reported research on the protégée's mentoring experiences. Argues that risks are inherent in mentoring and proposes a new model that acknowledges them.