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The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM

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Mentorship is a catalyst capable of unleashing one’s potential for discovery, curiosity, and participation in STEMM and subsequently improving the training environment in which that STEMM potential is fostered. Mentoring relationships provide developmental spaces in which students’ STEMM skills are honed and pathways into STEMM fields can be discovered. Because mentorship can be so influential in shaping the future STEMM workforce, its occurrence should not be left to chance or idiosyncratic implementation. There is a gap between what we know about effective mentoring and how it is practiced in higher education.

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 of underrepresented students in STEMM, 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.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25568.

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306 pages | 7 x 10
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  • Prepublication: 978-0-309-49761-9
  • Paperback (forthcoming): 978-0-309-49729-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/25568
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  • Landscape of Assessments of Mentoring Relationship Processes in Postsecondary STEMM Contexts
    The report is a synthesis of the validation evidence on assessments of mentorship relationship processes in postsecondary science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical (STEMM) contexts. This research synthesis focuses on measurement validity evidence based on the: (A) content of assessments; (B) internal structure of assessments; (C) relations between mentoring processes; and (D) reciprocal feedback between the perspectives of mentors and mentees.
  • Mentoring Underrepresented Students in STEMM: A Survey and Discussion
    This article outlines the best mentoring practices for underrepresented and marginalized students in the STEMM disciplines—science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine—according to the literature reviewed and synthesized here. STEMM fields have never been more popular majors at U.S. colleges and universities. However, White and Asian men dominate these fields, while the participation of underrepresented minoritized (URM) people (e.g., Black, Latinx, and Native American) is far lower than their representation in the U.S. population.
  • Mentoring Beyond Hierarchies: Multi-Mentor Systems and Models
    Mentoring is critical for promoting success in the academy. Specific benefits of mentoring include socioemotional or psychosocial support, skills development and professional progress, and short-term and long-term career advancement and success.
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