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Dial M for mentor : critical reflections for coaches, educators and trainers / created by Jonathan Gravells and Sue Wallace.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Critical Publishing, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: xxiii, 134pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781909330009
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BF637.M45 GRA
Contents:
Preface: Mentoring in popular culture1. Turkey, tomatoes and poppadoms: storytelling and its role in making meaning and learning2. Monks, mobsters and the Matrix: knowledge, learning, action and change3. Vampire, hustlers and tough love: the use and abuse of power and trust4. From the Bada-Bing to the Belly of the Whale (by way of Belgium): the mentor as moral compass and conscience5. Ratso, Rita and the android: personal change and self-fulfilment6. The Enemy Within or just a critical friend? the subversive mentor or transformation through subversion, humour and tough love7. Attorneys, aliens and fools: mentoring for diversity and speaking truth to power8. 'Get busy living or get busy dying': purpose, autonomy and the power of positive thinkingSummary and Index
Summary: Dial M takes a creative and fun approach to improving your mentoring skills. It uses stories of learning relationships from film, TV and literature as a tool for reflecting on, understanding and evolving your mentoring and coaching practice.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book School of Social Work Library Open Shelf BF637.M45 GRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 156094 Available BK143592

Includes index.

Preface: Mentoring in popular culture1. Turkey, tomatoes and poppadoms: storytelling and its role in making meaning and learning2. Monks, mobsters and the Matrix: knowledge, learning, action and change3. Vampire, hustlers and tough love: the use and abuse of power and trust4. From the Bada-Bing to the Belly of the Whale (by way of Belgium): the mentor as moral compass and conscience5. Ratso, Rita and the android: personal change and self-fulfilment6. The Enemy Within or just a critical friend? the subversive mentor or transformation through subversion, humour and tough love7. Attorneys, aliens and fools: mentoring for diversity and speaking truth to power8. 'Get busy living or get busy dying': purpose, autonomy and the power of positive thinkingSummary and Index

Dial M takes a creative and fun approach to improving your mentoring skills. It uses stories of learning relationships from film, TV and literature as a tool for reflecting on, understanding and evolving your mentoring and coaching practice.

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