Phys.com August 31, 2023 Existing mentorship models are limited by miscommunication, undefined roles, and mismatched goals. To address these limitations a team of researchers in the US (Mayo Clinic, Indiana University) leveraged insights from agile science and the existing evidence on effective mentorship models to support effective mentoring relationships in healthcare environments. They described the model and shared qualitative findings generated from the independent analysis of 18 months of mentee reflections. In two iterative cycles, reflections (n = 56) were analyzed using exploratory content and relational analysis and identified four main themes – identification of shortcomings, adaptive perspective, managing relationships, and personal […]
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Researchers call for a new approach to studying academic progress
Phys.org May 2, 2023 The scientific study of higher education has not yet matured to adequately model the complexity of the task of developing, and producing the next generation of scientists, artists, political leaders, and informed citizens. How universities structure their curriculums, and how students make progress through them, differ across fields of study, educational institutions, and nation-states. To this day, a “pipeline” metaphor shapes analyses and discourse of academic progress, especially in STEM, even though it is an inaccurate representation. A team of researchers in the US (Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, Texas A&M University, UC […]