Emergent Mentor Behavior of community college and research university faculty, from hard and soft disciplines, was studied to determine the frequency and type of behavior in which they engaged in their normal role and customary behavior. The investigator utilized a Faculty Activity Questionnaire in seeking the answers to the following questions: (1) Is there a significant interaction between institutional type and academic discipline on emergent mentor behavior? (2) Is there a significant effect of community college or research university on emergent mentor behavior? (3) Is there a significant effect of Biglan's Hard and Soft disciplines on emergent mentor behavior? / Emergent Mentor Behavior was identified as the composite score of seven (7) elements of mentor behavior described by Levinson (1978): teach, sponsor, counsel, host guide, exemplar, developer of skills and intellect and supporter of the dream. / The differences between mean scores of faculty at a community college and a research university in Hard and Soft academic disciplines were computed. An analysis of variance was used to determine the significance of the differences. Type and frequency of behavior was determined by adding scores and utilizing a scale. / Frequency of Emergent Mentor Behavior (EMB) was identified by a composite score of all mentor behavior element scores. Type of mentor behavior was identified by a composite score derived from four (4) behavior statements representing each mentor behavior element. / Faculty were found to engage in emergent mentor behavior, "sometimes", once or twice per month. The most frequent mentor behavior element engaged in by faculty was supporter of the dream and the least frequent behavior elements were host guide and exemplar. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-03, Section: A, page: 0734. / Major Professor: David W. Leslie. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76599 |
| Contributors | Misick, Jennifer Engram., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 117 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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