Mentoring Women in Higher Education: Lessons from the Elders.

Paterson, Barbara; Hart-Wasekeesikaw, Fjola

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ERIC Number: EJ486631

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Publication Date: 1994

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Mentoring Women in Higher Education: Lessons from the Elders.

Paterson, Barbara; Hart-Wasekeesikaw, Fjola

College Teaching, v42 n2 p72-77 Spr 1994

A distinguishing feature of teaching and learning in traditional aboriginal cultures such as that of Native Americans is respect for the learner's unique way of knowing. Such practices complement the feminist perspective of education and are appropriate for faculty mentors of women college students. (MSE)

Descriptors: American Indians, Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students, Females, Higher Education, Indigenous Populations, Individual Differences, Mentors, Older Adults, Student Development, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Womens Education

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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