Nottingham Sara L, Mazerolle Stephanie M, Barrett Jessica L
Athletic Training Program, Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University, Orange, CA.
Department of Kinesiology, Athletic Training Program, University of Connecticut, Storrs.
J Athl Train. 2017 Apr;52(4):368-376. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-52.2.11. Epub 2017 Mar 20.
Mentorship is a helpful resource for individuals who transition from doctoral student to tenure-track faculty member. The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Research & Education Foundation offers a Research Mentor Program to provide mentorship to promising investigators, particularly as they work to establish independent lines of research.
To gain the perspectives of promising and established investigators on their participation in the NATA Foundation Research Mentor Program.
Qualitative, phenomenological research.
Higher education institutions.
Seven promising investigators (5 women, 2 men) and 7 established investigators (2 women, 5 men), all of whom had completed the NATA Foundation Research Mentor Program. Data Collection and Analysis We developed and piloted intervi: ew guides designed to gain participants' perspectives on their experiences participating in the NATA Foundation Research Mentor Program. Semistructured telephone interviews were completed with each individual and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using a phenomenological approach, and saturation was obtained. Trustworthiness was established with the use of member checking, multiple-analyst triangulation, and data-source triangulation.
Three themes emerged from the interviews: (1) motivation, (2) collaboration, and (3) resources. Participants were motivated to become involved because they saw the value of mentorship, and mentees desired guidance in their research. Participants believed that collaboration on a project contributed to a positive relationship, and they also desired additional program and professional resources to support novice faculty.
Promising and established investigators should be encouraged to engage in mentoring relationships to facilitate mentees' research agendas and professional development. The NATA Foundation and athletic training profession may consider providing additional resources for novice faculty, such as training on effective mentoring; grant writing and other research-related tasks; and support for broader faculty responsibilities, such as teaching, service, and work-life balance.
对于从博士生过渡到终身教职教员的个人而言，导师指导是一种有益的资源。美国国家运动训练师协会（NATA）研究与教育基金会提供了一项研究导师计划，为有前途的研究人员提供指导，尤其是在他们努力建立独立研究方向时。
了解有前途的和资深的研究人员对参与NATA基金会研究导师计划的看法。
定性的现象学研究。
高等教育机构。
7名有前途的研究人员（5名女性，2名男性）和7名资深研究人员（2名女性，5名男性），他们都完成了NATA基金会研究导师计划。数据收集与分析 我们制定并试用了旨在了解参与者对参与NATA基金会研究导师计划经历看法的访谈指南。对每个人进行了半结构化电话访谈，并逐字记录。使用现象学方法分析数据，并达到了饱和状态。通过成员核对、多分析师三角验证和数据源三角验证建立了可信度。
访谈中出现了三个主题：（1）动机，（2）合作，（3）资源。参与者因看到导师指导的价值而有动力参与，而学员在研究中渴望得到指导。参与者认为项目合作有助于建立积极的关系，他们还希望获得更多的项目和专业资源来支持新手教员。
应鼓励有前途的和资深的研究人员建立指导关系，以促进学员的研究议程和专业发展。NATA基金会和运动训练行业可考虑为新手教员提供更多资源，如有效指导培训；资助申请撰写和其他与研究相关的任务；以及对更广泛教员职责的支持，如教学、服务和工作与生活平衡。
