Good Mentoring

"We pass on our traits through our genes but our cherished values, beliefs, and practices are transmitted through those units of meaning called memes. This remarkable book provides an authoritative account of how 'good work' endures in the sciences—and has profound implications for the quality of work across the professional landscape." —Howard Gardner, editor, Responsibility at Work, and Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard University "This book should sow the seeds of greatness for protégés and mentors alike, and well beyond the discipline of science. Mentoring lineages are the hallmark of disciplines that endure and have impact, a reality that the authors powerfully communicate." —Carol A. Mullen, editor, Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, and professor and chair, Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations, University of North Carolina at Greensboro "Good Mentoring is a landmark study with implications for the continued vibrancy of any discipline. This is a fresh, eye-opening perspective on the social transmission of professional lineages." —Daniel Goleman, author, Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence

The Authors ix Foreword xi Preface xvii Acknowledgments xxv 1. Why Mentoring? 1 Part One: Three Examples of Good Mentoring 29 2. The Naturalist 33 3. The Physician-Scientist 63 4. The Moralist 91 Part Two: How Good Mentoring Works 119 5. Values, Practices, and Knowledge Through the Generations 121 6. How Values, Practices, and Knowledge Are Transmitted 155 7. Supportive Relationships as the Context for Intergenerational Influence 187 Part Three: Promoting Good Mentoring 219 8. What Have We Learned? 221 9. Where Do We Go from Here? 251 Appendix A: Data Collection, Coding, and Analyses 269 Appendix B: Science Apprenticeship Study—G2 and G3 Interview Questions 275 Appendix C: Global Code Sheet 285 References 289 Index 297