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National Academies Report
National Academies Report
The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM studies mentoring programs and practices at the undergraduate and graduate levels. It explores the importance of mentorship, the science of mentoring relationships, mentorship structures and behaviors, and institutional cultures that support mentorship. This report and its complementary interactive guide present insights on effective programs and practices that can be adopted and adapted by institutions, departments, and individual faculty members.
Mentorship Skills Development Program
Mentorship Skills Development Program
Mentorship Skills Development (MSD) course, an innovative program that aims to advance the mentorship competencies and cultural diversity awareness of mentors. Between 2015 and 2020, more than 200 faculty mentors participated in the MSD. Quantitative and qualitative data reveal significant gains in mentorship skills and cultural awareness, with mentors reporting increases in their confidence to have conversations around race and culture with their mentees. More than 85% reported actual or intended changes to their cultural responsiveness or mentorship behaviors. Importantly, behavioral changes were also observed by their mentees. (Pfund, Sanchexnieto, Byars-Winston, Zarate, Black, Birren, Rogers and Asai. 2022. CBE-LSE.)
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice
Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. Communities of practice are formed by people who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavor. (Wenger-Trayner, E. and Wenger-Trayner, B. (2015) An introduction to communities of practice: a brief overview of the concept and its uses.)
Emergent Strategy
Emergent Strategy
Emergent Strategy emphasizes the importance of flexibility, collective action, and the power of small-scale, local efforts to build broader, transformative change. Brown advocates for strategies that are emergent, meaning they evolve and adapt based on the environment and conditions rather than being rigidly planned in advance.(Brown, Adrienne Marie. Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds. AK Press, 2017.)
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