mentee
mentor
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈmentɔːr/ us /ˈmentər/
to support and advise someone with less experience to help them develop in their work:
The programme was set up to train and mentor small-business entrepreneurs.

Examples of mentor

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The precise anatomy of the mentoring programmes under inspection is therefore defined operationally.
There are indeed a thousand (and more) evidential bricks to be assembled, thus making mentoring an ideal test bed of the potential of evidence-based policy.
The relation activity is to consult with peers and mentors.
Take, for example, literature reviews of the effectiveness of mentoring in young people to reduce anti-social behaviour.
The acquisition of this knowledge from mentors and peers was part of his professional formation.
As an intervention strategy to address adolescent problems, there has been significant national interest in the supportive role of mentoring.
There is little concrete exposition of the methodology employed, or mention of expertise in the fields of mentoring or reviewing.
Most mentors are female, white and middle class, and report positive personal outcomes including increased self-esteem.
The review includes literature from 1975 to 2000 and focuses on the role of mentoring in youth development.
Other issues include the call for individualized training for different specialisms, and the growing shortage of medical mentors.
In both types of portfolios, the mentors described their learning mostly at technical levels of reflection.
Recent work has revealed the intricacies and complexities entailed in translating from one language (teaching) to another (mentoring), often positioning mentors as 'lost in translation'.
Owing to an ageing populamade possible by the support of the other two tion and an annual increase in expected cancer mentors.
Support with regard to everyday working pressures centred mainly on peer support and mentoring and/or mutual support within peer groups.
One of the most odious consequences has been a decrease in the time available for teaching and mentoring students and residents.
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