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English
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The Extent and Perceived Value of Mentoring as Reported by Mormon Women with Doctoral Degrees
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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Ed.D.
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This research indicates the extent and benefits of mentoring as perceived by fifty-two Mormon women with doctoral degrees. The participants in the study completed a questionnaire which included demographics and descriptions of the mentoring process. A majority of the women surveyed had been mentored, most during their graduate work or early in their professional careers. Most of the mentoring experiences ranged from one to fives years duration. The perceived value of the mentoring to the women was rated by them as extremely significant or crucial. A majority of the Mormon women in this study who had been mentored, reported that they in turn mentor others. Most of their proteges were students or professional associates of the subjects. Demographic information gathered indicated that over 70% of the Mormon women with doctoral degrees were first born children, first born females or only children.