Submission Purpose
Main Conference
Type of Proposal
Roundtable
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to explore how power manifests within mentoring relationships that purport to reduce power distances and move away from traditional hierarchical models of mentoring towards reciprocal methods of mentorship. The roundtable will be a discussion of how power presents and can be proactively addressed in mentoring relationships.
Keywords
mentoring, power, privilege, relationships
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Bohonos, J., Munn, S., Rocco, T., Coker, S., Herlle, M. & Johnson, M. (2021). Exploring issues of power in formal mentoring programs. AERC [Roundtable] presented as a part of the Adult Education in Global Times Conference. University of British Columbia. Canada.
Exploring issues of power in formal mentoring programs
The purpose of this project is to explore how power manifests within mentoring relationships that purport to reduce power distances and move away from traditional hierarchical models of mentoring towards reciprocal methods of mentorship. The roundtable will be a discussion of how power presents and can be proactively addressed in mentoring relationships.
