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Abstract
The Adaptive Mentorship (AM) model is described and implications are raised for its wider implementation. The researchers derived the AM model from earlier contingency leadership approaches; and during the last two decades, they have further refined AM through application and research. They suggest the benefits and transferability of AM to any field to assist protégés in developing professional proficiency in their respective contexts.
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Dans cet article, le modèle de mentorat adapté© (MA) est décrit et ses implications dans l’optique d’une implémentation étendue sont soulevées. Les chercheurs dérivent le modèle MA des approches précédentes de contingence du leadership. De plus, au cours des deux dernières décennies, ils ont raffiné davantage leur modèle via l’application et la recherche. Ainsi, les auteurs exposent les bénéfices et la transférabilité du MA dans tous les domaines pour permettre aux protégés de développer des compétences professionnelles dans leurs milieux respectifs.
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Remerciements
The authors acknowledge the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for their support of research and dissemination related to the Adaptive Mentorship Model©
We thank Dr. Anthony Clarke from the Centre for the Study of teacher Education at the University of British Columbia, and Brenda Mergel from the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan, for their insight and assistance in formatting Figure 1.
Notes biographiques
EDWIN RALPH is a Professor and Supervisor of Extended-Practicum in the Department of Curriculum Studies in the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. His research and teaching focus on instructional development and mentorship across the professional disciplines.
KEITH WALKER is a Professor in the Department of Educational Administration and the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan. His areas of research and teaching include leadership, mentorship, policy studies, and organizational life.
EDWIN RALPH est professeur et superviseur du programme de stages étendus du département de la recherche en éducation du Collège de l’Éducation de l’Université de la Saskatchewan. Ses intérêts de recherche et d’enseignement ciblent le développement de l’enseignement et les initiatives de mentorat à travers les disciplines professionnelles.
KEITH WALKER est professeur au département d’administration de l’éducation et à l’École d’études avancées en politiques publiques Johnson-Shoyama de l’Université de la Saskatchewan. Ses domaines de recherche et d’enseignement portent sur le leadership, le mentorat, l’étude des politiques et la vie organisationnelle.
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