title: Why mentoring in the workplace works.
abstract: Workplaces are ideal contexts for mentoring relationships between adults and older youth. To teach the competencies required in contemporary workplaces (many of which are equally useful in other settings), mentors need to use sophisticated teaching behaviors, which the authors characterize as reflective questioning and problem solving.
authors.affiliation: Youth and Work Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Agnes
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: Stephen F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Hamilton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007858:Learning; D008611:Mentors; D011340:Problem Solving; D011361:Professional Competence; D012919:Social Behavior; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D017132:Workplace