Some personal reflections on the "mentorship paradox"

Savage, Mike ORCID: 0000-0003-4563-9564 (2025) Some personal reflections on the "mentorship paradox". Sociologica, 18 (3). 31 - 36. ISSN 1971-8853

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Abstract

I draw on my experiences of mentorship to reflect on a paradox that whilst bureaucratic organizations (such as universities) need effective mentorship to nurture new generations of scholars, the most valued kinds of mentorship necessarily run orthogonal to formalized management structures. I reflect on how mentorship is necessarily an affective and caring relationship which thereby poses risks and challenges, but also offers the possibility of enhancing academic professional standards in general.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2024 Mike Savage
Divisions:	Sociology
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2025 00:35
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2025 00:35
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/127362

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