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Mentoring leaders of tomorrow: insights on the role of college directors

Mentoring leaders of tomorrow: insights on the role of college directors Mentoring is a crucial aspect of leadership development. However, the knowledge base about mentoring with regard to student leadership development is still emerging and has yet to be explored in depth. Thus, this paper explores college directors' mentorship, as a form of faculty mentoring, in developing students' leadership in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research design was utilized, by which semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from four college directors. Data were analyzed and coded using ATLAS.ti 9.FindingsThe findings provide new insights into how college directors mentor students to develop them as leaders. Specifically, the findings show that directors, as transformational leaders, can play a significant mentoring function in enhancing students' leadership via role-modeling for students to accumulate leadership-related knowledge and skills.Research limitations/implicationsThis study centered on the role of college directors who are transformational leaders, mentoring with authority, vision and role-modeling for student leaders' leadership development.Originality/valueThe study offers empirical evidence about the significance of college directors' mentorship in enhancing student leadership in Malaysia. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education Emerald Publishing

Mentoring leaders of tomorrow: insights on the role of college directors

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
2046-6854
DOI
10.1108/ijmce-05-2022-0034
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Abstract

Mentoring is a crucial aspect of leadership development. However, the knowledge base about mentoring with regard to student leadership development is still emerging and has yet to be explored in depth. Thus, this paper explores college directors' mentorship, as a form of faculty mentoring, in developing students' leadership in Malaysia.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research design was utilized, by which semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from four college directors. Data were analyzed and coded using ATLAS.ti 9.FindingsThe findings provide new insights into how college directors mentor students to develop them as leaders. Specifically, the findings show that directors, as transformational leaders, can play a significant mentoring function in enhancing students' leadership via role-modeling for students to accumulate leadership-related knowledge and skills.Research limitations/implicationsThis study centered on the role of college directors who are transformational leaders, mentoring with authority, vision and role-modeling for student leaders' leadership development.Originality/valueThe study offers empirical evidence about the significance of college directors' mentorship in enhancing student leadership in Malaysia.

Journal

International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in EducationEmerald Publishing

Published: Feb 27, 2023

Keywords: Mentoring; College directors; Student leaders; Student leadership development

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