In the case of virtual coaching and mentoring (or e-mentoring and ecoaching; or coaching/ mentoring by wire-choose your own preferred nomenclature ) there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of programs and initiatives across the world. Yet there is comparatively little in the way of comparison of good practice or academic evaluation of what does and doesn't work. We found numerous individual case studies but a dearth of empirical research and no significant collection of cases to illustrate the diversity of applications. Virtual Coach, Virtual Mentor provides a wide variety of perspectives on a...

In the case of virtual coaching and mentoring (or e-mentoring and ecoaching; or coaching/ mentoring by wire-choose your own preferred nomenclature ) there are hundreds, perhaps thousands of programs and initiatives across the world. Yet there is comparatively little in the way of comparison of good practice or academic evaluation of what does and doesn't work. We found numerous individual case studies but a dearth of empirical research and no significant collection of cases to illustrate the diversity of applications. Virtual Coach, Virtual Mentor provides a wide variety of perspectives on a...