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Subject:Mentoring among technical communicators From:Elizabeth Wong Mark <lizwongmark -at- mindspring -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Sat, 01 Apr 2000 10:48:46 -0500
Greetings:
My first post to this digest: a request for participants in a graduate
research project on mentoring in the technical communication profession,
with an emphasis on gender study. I am a graduate student at Southern
Polytechnic State University (SPSU) in Marietta, Georgia (north of Atlanta).
I've identified two audiences to direct my research questionnaires:
1 - women who have had a mentor, the ?mentees? or protegees of mentors
2 - either men or women who have served as a mentor
I will keep the identities of participants confidential and post a summary
of results. The first questionnaire is below; if you match either of the
target audiences listed above, I'd appreciate your assistance.
As I receive digest version, please reply directly to me at:
lizwongmark -at- mindspring -dot- com When I receive your completed questionnaire, I
have **one more questionnaire** to send to you directly.
I believe that mentoring is an area with growing interest and offers many
benefits to technical communicators. One obvious example of the increased
interest is Techwr-L?s poll question involving mentoring and the match up
program. I thank you in advance for your time -- Elizabeth Wong Mark, SPSU
Class of 2001
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QUESTIONNAIRE - Gender study on mentoring among technical communicators
(Your identity remains confidential.)
Please indicate your response:
· Years in the profession: ___less than 3 years, ___3-6 years,
___7-12 years, ___more than 12 years
· Are you a member of any professional organization such as STC? If
so please list memberships.
· Level of education completed: ___post-secondary, ___bachelor?s
degree, ___master?s degree, ___doctoral degree
· I have participated in a mentoring process, either formal or
informal. Check the statements that apply: ___ I was a mentor. ___ I was
the person being mentored. __ I actively sought to participate in
mentoring. ___I was asked to participate in a mentoring program.
· Has your participation in mentoring benefited your career? [Yes/No]
If so, please explain and include as many specifics as possible. If not,
why not?
[Please reply directly to lizwongmark -at- mindspring -dot- com ]
