Mentoring in Research   Mentoring: The Mentoring Relationship (cont.) 6 of 9
   

Challenges of being a mentor (cont):

  • Helping students to question the mentor, perhaps by showing that the mentor has made mistakes in his/her professional role
  • Assisting students to develop their own professional interests distinct from the mentor's
  • Fostering growth and independence in students while moving from a mentoring to a collegial relationship