This paper (9 page PDF) reports on a project in which "each of thirty-seven students in a Principles of Management Experiential Learning class was assigned an experienced executive/professional who served as their mentor." Assessing the results of this experiment in cooperative learning, Jacqueline Gilbert writes, "mentoring is a function that is often "hit or miss" because organizations do not emphasize and reinforce its value," and so "universities will need to change the formal evaluation process and hold faculty accountable for interacting positively with those lower in rank." I don't know. I never had a mentor and never particularly wanted one. I think it's not for everyone, both as student, and as faculty.
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