A mixed-methods approach to understanding trajectories of mentoring relationship growth
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Lara Spiekermann
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Correspondence Lara Spiekermann, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Lyons
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNancy Deutsch
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Lara Spiekermann
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Correspondence Lara Spiekermann, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Lyons
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNancy Deutsch
Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The proposed study integrates quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine mentors with different relationship trajectories reflect on their relationships. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, mentor reports of relationship quality are plotted over time and different growth patterns identified: (1) progressive, (2) stable-high, (3) dip and recovery, (4) stable-low, and (5) regressive. Qualitative coding was used to identify patterns in mentors' descriptions of their relationship experiences—including both what mentors wrote about and how they wrote about it.
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