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Relationship between Senior and Junior Researcher: Challenges and Opportunities for Knowledge Creating and Sharing

Relationship between Senior and Junior Researcher: Challenges and Opportunities for Knowledge Creating and Sharing

Katjuša Gorela, Roberto Biloslavo
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 36
ISBN13: 9781466665675|ISBN10: 146666567X|EISBN13: 9781466665682
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6567-5.ch006
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Gorela, Katjuša, and Roberto Biloslavo. "Relationship between Senior and Junior Researcher: Challenges and Opportunities for Knowledge Creating and Sharing." Collaborative Knowledge in Scientific Research Networks, edited by Paolo Diviacco, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 90-125. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6567-5.ch006

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Gorela, K. & Biloslavo, R. (2015). Relationship between Senior and Junior Researcher: Challenges and Opportunities for Knowledge Creating and Sharing. In P. Diviacco, P. Fox, C. Pshenichny, & A. Leadbetter (Eds.), Collaborative Knowledge in Scientific Research Networks (pp. 90-125). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6567-5.ch006

Chicago

Gorela, Katjuša, and Roberto Biloslavo. "Relationship between Senior and Junior Researcher: Challenges and Opportunities for Knowledge Creating and Sharing." In Collaborative Knowledge in Scientific Research Networks, edited by Paolo Diviacco, et al., 90-125. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6567-5.ch006

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Abstract

The professional development of a young researcher is mainly influenced by the organizational culture and the relationship with academic colleagues, especially mentors. This chapter presents the results of a qualitative study conducted on a sample of 16 researchers employed in three Slovenian public universities. The study examines the senior-junior researcher relationship, as the relationship between mentor and mentee, the nature of their cooperation, and how new knowledge is generated and transmitted. In-depth semi-structured interviews and content analysis for structuring qualitative data was used. The results indicate that the professional development of junior researchers is based mostly on their independent work where the mentor guidance is only occasional. Despite the development of information and communication technology, and in particular the Social Web tools, the mentorship in the framework of higher education institutions is still based on a face-to-face relationship.

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