Table 3 Comparison of mentee and mentor responses on the four learning domains against Kram’s (1988) four phases of the mentoring cycle

From: How can mentoring support women in a male-dominated workplace? A case study of the UK police force

Learning domains

Mentors (interviews)

Mentees (interviews)

Cognitive

40%-18%-14%-27% Fluctuated/Decreasing

36%-22%-10%-31% Fluctuated/Decreasing

Skill-based

19%-28%-21%-33% Fluctuated/Increasing

36%-11%-16%-36% Fluctuated/Same

Affective-related

30%-19%-16%-34% Fluctuated/Increasing

26%-13%-21%-40% Fluctuated/Increasing

Social networks

0%-18%-18%-64% Increased/Increasing

52%-29%-0%-19% Fluctuated/Decreasing