Storytelling in Mentoring
An Exploratory, Qualitative Study of Facilitating Learning in Developmental Interactions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16914100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caroline P D’Abate (Skidmore College, corresponding author), Hali Alpert |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244017725554 |
| OpenAlex | W2751647034 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 81 |
How is it that mentors teach—that protégé’s learn—that wisdom is shared between a mentor and protégé? This exploratory, qualitative study responds to a call in the literature to better understand what occurs in mentoring interactions by examining storytelling as a mentoring tool. The focus is on how stories can convey meaning, inspire listeners, and transmit wisdom to help protégés grow, learn, and develop in their jobs and careers. Interview data from 39 professionals working in a wide variety of industries resulted in a rich data set of 48 work-related mentoring stories. Hermeneutical analysis enabled us to identify key mentoring functions that are fulfilled in the narrative text of stories. We conclude that storytelling is indeed a powerful tool in mentoring—allowing mentors to calm their protégés, encourage them, help them solve problems, build their confidence, teach them, give them direction, and provide numerous other functions
Exploratory research · Linguistics · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Pedagogy · Qualitative research · Sociology · Storytelling · Career Development and Diversity · Computer Science · Higher Education Research Studies · Mentoring and Academic Development · Psychology
Basics of qualitative research
Formal and Informal Mentorships
A comparative study of mentoring among men and women in managerial, professional, and technical positions.
Telling Stories
Mentor functions and outcomes
Marginal Mentoring
Effects of Race, Gender, Perceived Similarity, and Contact on Mentor Relationships
An Investigation of the Determinants of Successful Assigned Mentoring Relationships
Mentors in Organizations
Career Benefits Associated With Mentoring for Proteges
Mentoring Relationships in Graduate School
Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Foundations of behavioral research
Why Narrative? Hermeneutics, Historical Understanding, and the Significance of Stories
Are We There Yet? Data Saturation in Qualitative Research
Mentorship and career mobility
The mentoring information exchange
Burden or blessing? Expected costs and benefits of being a mentor
Turning Facts into Stories and Stories into Facts
Psychosocial resilience and protective mechanisms
Sampling by Referral in a Dispersed Population
Analyzing Qualitative Data
Determining Validity in Qualitative Inquiry
How Many Interviews Are Enough
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |