Mentoring practices in higher education: self-care through the lens of the mentee in the era of remote learning

Anisha Kaur Sandhu

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Abstract

The themes in this chapter portray the importance of the psychosocial aspects of mentoring in helping to build practices of self-care for early career academics. The significance of the socially supportive mentor-mentee connection and the crucial role a mentor plays in encouraging an early career academic’s self-confidence and self-efficacy through self-care are emphasised. The visual narrative highlights self-care in three ways: (1) to harness the power of positive affirmation, (2) to have a better awareness of self through reflection, and (3) to beat burnout by digitally detoxing from technological devices. The author discusses the impact mentoring has had on helping her navigate through the challenges and pressures of academia with reflection on the unique landscape of mentorship in today’s remotely connected world. Strategies of self-care to help early career academics adapt to the hybrid workplaces of the future are also detailed in this chapter.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWomen Practicing Resilience, Self-Care and Wellbeing in Academia
Subtitle of host publicationInternational Stories from Lived Experience
EditorsIda Fatimawati Adi Badiozaman, Mung Ling Voon, Kiran Deep Sandhu
Place of PublicationAbingdon UK
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Chapter9
Pages103-119
Number of pages17
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9781000846973, 9781003341482
ISBN (Print)9781032377063, 9781032377032
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 2023

Publication series

NameWellbeing and Self-care in Higher Education
PublisherRoutledge
Number1

Keywords

  • Wellbeing
  • Mentoring
  • Early career researcher

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