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Article: Mentors' Contributions to Gifted Adolescents' Affective, Social, and Vocational Development.
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- Roeper Review
- Article date:
- June 1, 2000
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Hundreds of books, articles, and reports have been published on mentoring (cf. Gladstone, 1987; Shaughnessy & Neely, 1991). The term mentor appears to have originated from Homer's Odyssey (Comer, 1989; Porter, 1989). Before embarking on his 10-year journey, Ulysses entrusted the education and care of his son to his wise friend, Mentor. Thereafter, Mentor signified a highly respected and wise teacher who provided intellectual and emotional counsel to younger individuals. Today, the concept of mentoring similarly refers to a learning partnership between two or more individuals who wish to share and develop a mutual interest (Runions & Smyth, 1985b). The mentor, typically an ...