Outcomes of Supervisor and Mentor Support in Internships

by Jessie L. Moore

November 3, 2022

60-Second SoTL – Episode 10

This week’s episode features a recent article from the open access International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning and explores how supervisor and mentor support shape students’ outcomes in internship experiences:

Ali, Abdifatah A., Philip Gardner, and Brandy Edmondson. 2022. “Developmental Relationships Matter: Examining the Joint Role of Supervisor Support and Mentor Status on Intern Outcomes.” International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning 23 (3): 335-346. https://cjcd-rcdc.ceric.ca/index.php/cjcd/article/view/71

View a transcript of this episode.

The episode was hosted by Jessie L. Moore, Director of the Center for Engaged Learning and Professor of Professional Writing & Rhetoric. 60-Second SoTL is produced by the Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University.

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