MENTORING STRATEGY AND ITS ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
Keywords:
Business Education, Effective Management, A Mentee, A Mentor, Mentoring Strategy.Abstract
The paper discussed mentoring as a potent strategy for the effective management of Business Education programme in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. For Business Education programme to be able to actualize it set goals of producing skilled and competent graduates for the nation’s workforce, there is the need for effective and strategic mentorship. Therefore, this paper focused on the concept of mentoring; different mentoring practices; and areas of mentoring for the management of Business Education programme. The paper also examined the theory of mentoring phases and show how to successfully initiate mentoring strategies that could be applied by mentors and mentees in Business Education programme in tertiary institutions in order to foster the quality of the programme and the quantity of competent manpower in the programme. From the literature review, mentoring practice is seen to be the surest way to provide ideal opportunities to senior and experienced business educators to share meaningful information and experience to the next generation of Business Educators. The authors recommended, among others, that availability of competent mentors is a key in successful mentorship.
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