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The aim of this chapter is to focus on differences between formally educated and not educated mentors. However, as an introduction we have chosen a quote that illustrates the similarities we found rather than the differences. The core value of mentorship according to our informants in the current study seems to be twofold.
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Helleve, I., Danielsen, A.G., Smith, K. (2015). Does Mentor-Education make a Difference?. In: Tillema, H., Westhuizen, G.J.v.d., Smith, K. (eds) Mentoring for Learning. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-058-1_15
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