Editors Blog

Chronicle editor, Jean Rhodes, offers her perspectives on topics related to mentoring research, practice, and policies.

Anchors, webs, and the triumph of Lorenzo Maudlin

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 By Jean Rhodes In a recent NYTimes Magazine feature, journalist…

Tim Cavell on developmental relationships: They are the “holy grail but….”

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Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2012 Apr;82(2):157-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01151.x.Developmental…

On sparks, purpose, and natural mentors

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Reflections on Natural Mentoring Conference by Peter Samuelson,…

Sherpas, Anchors, and VIPS: Do we need a new term for “natural mentors?”

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by Jean Rhodes What do you call a caring adult who helps…

The Future of Evidence-based Policy

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By Vivian Tseng First published on the WT Grant blog As…

Parents Aren’t Teachers — They’re Parents

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Kent Pekel President and CEO, Search Institute At the start…

Methods Corner Cracking the code: How to Read a Research Paper

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by Adar Ben-Eliyahu, PhD For many of us, reading an academic…

Difficult mentee? He or she may be struggling with borderline personality disorder

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Editor's Note: In a popular article a few years back, Jane Brody…

4th Edition of the Elements of Effective Practice released: Free downloads

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Download Here  The new Elements are here! This effort…

60,000 college graduates have spoken: Mentors are a game changer!

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by Jean E.Rhodes The field of mentoring owes a great debt to…