Description
Book SynopsisWith a new introduction and afterword, this revised 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 to students. Topics covered include adult learning and development; the search for meaning as a motive for learning; education as a transformational journey; how adults change and develop; how learning changes the learner; barriers and incentives to learning and growth; and guiding adults through difficult transitions.
Table of ContentsForeword v
Lois Zachary
Preface to the Original Edition ix
Preface xix
The Author xxxi
Part One: Adult Learning as Development
1 First Shards: The Search for Meaning as a Motive for Learning 3
2 Mentors, Myths, and Metamorphosis: Education as a Transformational Journey 17
3 Maps of Transformation: How Adults Change and Develop 43
Part Two: Learning as a Transformative Journey
4 The Deep and Savage Way: The Unsettling First Steps of an Educational Journey 89
5 The Dynamic of Transformation: How Learning Changes the Learner 125
6 Returning Home: Helping Adults Integrate New Insights 147
Part Three: Fostering Adult Learning
7 The Ecology of Adult Learning: Barriers and Incentives to Learning and Growth 181
8 The Yoda Factor: Guiding Adults Through Difficult Transitions 203
9 The Art of the Mentor: Limits and Possibilities 231
Afterword 249
Notes 263
References 269
Appendix 279
Index 281
