Formal Mentoring: Lessons Learned From Past Practice

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 314-320

  Chao, Georgia T ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

career development; early career psychologists; formal mentoring; mentoring; mentoring programs

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650601406     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012658     Document Type: Article

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