# Informal Mentors and Education: Complementary or Compensatory Resources?

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/informal-mentors-and-education-complementary-or-compensatory-resources/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Lance D. Erickson,Steve McDonald,Glen H. Elder |
| Citations | 267 |
| DOI | 10.1177/003804070908200403 |
| Fields | Psychology,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2007743474 |
| PMID | 21912440 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2009 |

## Paper authors

- [Lance D. Erickson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/lance-d-erickson/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Mentoring and Academic Development](https://scholariq.org/topics/mentoring-and-academic-development/)

## Paper topics

- [Mentoring and Academic Development](https://scholariq.org/topics/mentoring-and-academic-development/)
- [Youth Development and Social Support](https://scholariq.org/topics/youth-development-and-social-support/)
- [Higher Education Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/higher-education-research-studies/)

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