Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M.A. in Human Resource Development, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Educational Planning and Management, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Planning and Management, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

This research has been conducted with the aim of analyzing academic mentoring in order to employ management students. Due to explain academic mentoring and obtain appropriate data, the qualitative research method and the data type of the foundation were used. The statistical population of the study covered all professors and experts who were aware of academic mentoring. Then, semi-structured interviews were conducted with by snowball sampling method until theoretical saturation was reached. The three steps of open coding, axial coding and selective coding of Strauss and Corbin (1998) were used to analyze the data. Findings showed that 45 concepts and 18 categories were counted during the three stages of data analysis and were placed in a paradigm model. These categories are in the order mentioned: in the form of elements of causal conditions (3), main phenomenon (academic mentoring of employability of management students), contextual conditions (3), intervening conditions (2), strategies (4), consequences (4) they got findings showing that academic mentoring can develop students' competencies and skills.

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