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In response to changes in the workforce, scholars are calling for
mentoring that is more fluid, flexible, and responsive to the needs
of diverse groups of individuals, whether culturally (Kochan &
Pascarelli, 2012; Kochan, Searby, George, & Mitchell Edge,
2015) or intergenerationally (Thorpe, 2012) diverse. With these
changes, there are greater demands for intergenerational and
intercultural collaboration and mentoring. One response to these
changes is to take a more collaborative, interactive, and
transformational approach to mentoring. In response, this book
provides a model for collaborative mentoring, based on
best-practice, grounded in theory and research, and framed by the
Dynamic Model of Collaborative Mentorship. Each chapter provides a
description of one of the five components of the mentoring model
which are grounded in theory and include: agency, values,
engagement, patterns, and roles. Individual chapters provide
resources, prompts and questions to guide reflection, and suggested
readings. This book is authored by four individuals who work,
research, and write as a team. The book itself is the product of
their mentoring research as well as their mentoring practice in
action. It is current and timely, focusing on team processes which
are collaborative, dynamic, reflective, and continuously developing
and evolving.
Career Recovery: Creating Hopeful Careers in Difficult Times
provides readers with powerful strategies they can use to create
hope and manage their careers throughout their lifetimes. The book
introduces readers to the hope-action theory, an empowering
approach that highlights the connection between hope, academic
engagement, student retention, job search success, career goal
clarity, and cultivating a meaningful career path. In Section I,
the text introduces the essentials of hope-action theory. The
chapters illuminate the challenges of effective career
self-management in a post-pandemic world and the importance of hope
in career planning. Section II examines the crucial process of
engaging in self-reflection to develop self-clarity. Readers
uncover their unique passions, skills, personal styles, and values.
Section III highlights the need for support in career and
educational planning. It teaches readers how to move from
self-exploration to seeking support and fostering future
opportunities. The final section focuses on implementing key
decisions and transforming possibilities into realities. Career
Recovery is an energizing resource that helps readers discover and
channel hope to support the development and management of their
chosen career paths.
Career pathways (CP) has gained prominence as a strategy to ensure
that high school students and displaced workers acquire the college
and career readiness skills needed in a fast-changing, globalized
economy. In an effort to ensure future success for CP, Stephen F.
Hamilton examines the School-to-Work (STW) movement of the 1980s
and 1990s and explores how the lessons learned from that campaign's
demise can pave the way for a CP program that endures and serves
the most deserving. Hamilton recounts the history and trajectory of
STW and CP and outlines the components of a career pathways program
that can stand the test of time. He recommends a plan that includes
work-based learning, dual enrollment opportunities, coordination at
the K-12 and post-secondary levels, private and public funding, and
above all, the creation of a CP infrastructure or "system" rather
than a loose collection of programs that characterized the earlier
STW initiative. Guided by the latest research, Career Pathway for
All Youth features vignettes and interviews with educators,
leaders, and career-to-work industry veterans, including High-Tech
High, YouthBuild, Linked Learning, CareerWise Colorado, and
Apprenticeship Carolina. Showcasing CP's many guises and
possibilities, the book should help educators learn from the past
and secure a more equitable future.
How to Become a Law Enforcement Professional: From the Written Test
to the Psychological Evaluation provides readers with valuable,
practical information to help them prepare for law enforcement
qualification and entrance exams. Opening chapters provide readers
with an overview of the history of law enforcement testing and help
them carefully consider if law enforcement is the right career path
for them. The majority of the book focuses on the various tests
individuals are required to take and pass prior to entering the
force. Dedicated chapters cover the written exam, physical fitness
test, oral board interview, background investigation, and lie
detector test. Readers learn about assessment centers and the
components of the psychological evaluation, medical examination,
and final interview. The concluding chapter prepares readers for
what they are likely to experience in police academy training. How
to Become a Law Enforcement Professional is an ideal textbook for
courses in policing and law enforcement. It is also a valuable
resource for any individual preparing to take the requisite exams
to join the force.
Is Teaching for Me? The Many Sides of Education provides future
educators with a collection of readings to help them thoughtfully
consider their future career as a teacher. The book helps readers
prepare to enter the classroom with competence and confidence and
effectively support their students. The opening chapter contains
readings that address the purpose of education and diversity
awareness, as well as provides an overview of pay and benefits,
work hours, passion, and the possible challenges of politics,
burnout, testing, and time. Additional chapters examine how to
effectively build relationships with students; equality, adequacy,
and K-12 education; and curriculum development. Leadership,
professionalism in teaching, ethical conduct, and options within
the teaching profession. Each chapter features a Voices from
Educators section that presents diverse perspectives and
experiences from teaching, as well as discussion questions to
encourage self-reflection and critical thinking. Designed to
prepare future teachers for classroom success, Is Teaching for Me?
is an ideal resource for courses and programs in K-12 education.
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