Athena's Legacy: Preparing Women for a Mentoring Program |
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| Authors: | Jennifer Boddy Kylie Agllias Mel Gray Jill Gibbons |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus , NSW, 2308, Australia Jennifer.Boddy@newcastle.edu.au;3. School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus , NSW, 2308, Australia;4. Research Institute for the Advanced Study of Humanity (RIASH), University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus , NSW, 2308, Australia |
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ABSTRACT A community-based research study conducted in 2004 identified a number of women from disadvantaged communities who sought mentoring in personal, educational, and vocational aspects of their lives. Informed by this earlier research, a program titled Map Your Future was developed, and a pilot mentoring program commenced in 2005. This article describes the group program that was developed to prepare the women for a mentoring relationship, and the research methodology underpinning its development. It concludes with an exploration of the women's experiences of the program. |
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| Keywords: | Mentoring women group work community |
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