ERIC Number: EJ941328
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 16
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Mentoring Undergraduate University Women Survivors of Childhood Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence
Reilly, Rosemary C.; D'Amico, Miranda
Journal of College Student Development, v52 n4 p409-424 Jul-Aug 2011
This inquiry describes the role of mentoring for undergraduate women survivors of trauma. It employed a comparative case approach. Interviews elicited stories from participants reflecting the role mentors have played in their life course and educational experiences. Four major themes emerged: Fantasy mentors, mentor as mirror, mentor as nurturer and supporter, and mentor as the embodiment of a profession. Issues of women's identity were particularly salient to these themes. Deviant cases provided an opportunity to reexamine the limits of the data and exhibited themes of self-reliance or seeing mentoring as controlling. Implications for mentoring women in higher education are discussed.
Descriptors: Mentors, Females, Fantasy, Educational Experience, Undergraduate Students, Child Abuse, Violence, Intimacy, Interviews, Role, Self Concept, Higher Education, Trauma, Comparative Analysis, Case Studies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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