Tapping the Wisdom Tradition: Essential Elements to Mentoring Students of Color

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-188

  Alvarez, Alvin N ^a   Blume, Arthur W ^b   Cervantes, Joseph M ^c   Thomas, Lisa Rey ^d  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

diversity education; graduate education; mentoring; racial and ethnic awareness; students of color

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549143556     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012256     Document Type: Article

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