Mentoring the "Net Generation": Faculty Perspectives in Health Education

Autor/inn/en	Evans, Retta R.; Forbes, Laura
Titel	Mentoring the "Net Generation": Faculty Perspectives in Health Education
Quelle	In: College Student Journal, 46 (2012) 2, S.397-404 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0146-3934
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Health Education; Mentors; Labor Market; College Students; Higher Education; Teacher Student Relationship; Age Differences; Influence of Technology; Generational Differences; Age Groups; Formative Evaluation; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Information Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Informationstechnologie
Abstract	A new generation of consumer and tech savvy college students have forever altered the method and degree of interaction between faculty and student. The purpose of the article is to describe the challenges of mentoring a new generation of health educators. The authors will summarize the literature on generational group characteristics that may affect how higher education faculty successfully interacts with and mentors the Net Generation. Discussion will focus on changes in the mentoring relationship to meet the needs of this generation. Strategies for specialized mentoring that best prepare future professionals for the job market are presented. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10