摘要：This paper will describe the reflections of doctoral students as they complete their firstexperience of formal mentoring and examine what they discovered about the process and rigorsof mentoring adults. Goals and objectives were negotiated and a formal written agreementdescribing trust, communication, time expectations and constraints, confidentiality ofinformation, plan developing, success criteria and measurement, delineation of mutualresponsibilities and target dates for learning goals was executed. Although the students allindicated a successful experience, the process of how each achieved that experience varied.
