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Mentoring as an element of educational trajectories aimed at developing women's leadership in the scientific field
https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2023-3-11
Abstract
Purpose setting. The article aims at elaboration of a methodology for female scientists' leadership promotion by implementation of a set of educational activities.
Methodology and methods of study. The article is based on the analytical results of more than 1700 questionnaires by Russian female potential and mature researchers. Analysis of these results prove that there is a need in a specially designed environment for support and promotion of female researchers' career.
Results. It is supposed that this environment should include a consistently built supporting community, free individual consultancy in lifelong learning and career design. Mentoring is another conceptual hub of the environment. It should and must open access to the senior practical experience and also make the participants act as mentors themselves. This article offers a methodology aiming at the reaching the above-mentioned objectives, a step-by-step algorithm for mentoring skills' development.
Conclusion. This set of tools can be comprehensively applied for the pedagogical support of women focused on academic career not just due to the educational and career design practices but also to teaching to fill existing gaps. The set is to implement its motivating function well-grounded by the existing necessity in correction of societal dogma hampering female leadership, including those in the field of science and research.
About the Authors
N. V. StaurskayaRussian Federation
Natalia V. Staurskaya – Candidate of Philological Sciences, Executive Editor of Scientific Journal «Herald of the Siberian Institute of Business and Information Technology»
196/124th Severanaya Str., Omsk, 644116
A. V. Byshevskaya
Russian Federation
Anastasia V. Byshevskaya – Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Head of the Department of International Relations
23 Gagarina Ave., Smolensk, 214000
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For citation: Staurskaya N.V., Byshevskaya A.V. Mentoring as an element of educational trajectories aimed at developing women's leadership in the scientific field. Professional education in the modern world. 2023;13(3):500-506. https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2023-3-11
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