Jonathan D. Arthurs, I. Graham, Gus Hancock, Tim Brundle
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Abstract
Mentoring is an age-old tradition that frequently involves someone more senior who provides support, encouragement and guidance to the learner. Mentors are often experienced persons who go out of their way to help a mentee reach important life goals. An informal mentor provides coaching, listening, advice, sounding board reactions, or other help in an unstructured, casual manner. A formal mentor agrees to an ongoing, planned partnership that focuses on helping the mentee reach specific goals over a specified period of time.