How a Faculty Group's Peer Mentoring of Each Other's Scholarship Can Enhance Retention and Recruitment

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-12

  Heinrich, Kathleen T ^a   Oberleitner, Melinda G ^b,c  

^a KTH Consulting   (United States)

^b College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Faculty development; Faculty recruitment; Faculty retention; Scholarly faculty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING EDUCATION; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; TEACHER;

FACULTY, NURSING; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTORS; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL SELECTION;

EID: 84855915152     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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