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Poster Abstracts<br />

Poster Abstract<br />

2005 <strong>Symposium</strong><br />

Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> the Society <strong>of</strong> Research Administrators International<br />

Milwaukee, WI<br />

October 16-19, 2005<br />

Principal Author: Very Reverend Joseph Augustine Menna, AIHM<br />

Author Affiliation: Belmont Charter School<br />

Author Email: JMennaAIHM@aol.com<br />

Author Address: 340 Media Station Road, A302<br />

Media, PA 19063<br />

Title: Toward an Alternative Basis for Mentoring: Whole Brain Learning as an<br />

Alternative Pedagogy for the Education <strong>of</strong> Research Administrators and<br />

Research Personnel<br />

Abstract:<br />

Research Administration has enjoyed a 60 year history <strong>of</strong> service to scientific personnel. It has<br />

grown far beyond the minimal standard <strong>of</strong> regulatory compliance. However, research administrators<br />

and investigators too <strong>of</strong>ten still do not understand the far reaching importance <strong>of</strong> proactive<br />

research management standards for strategic planning and development <strong>of</strong> research institutions.<br />

<strong>The</strong> antipathies between research administrators and investigators are <strong>of</strong>ten the result <strong>of</strong> a lack <strong>of</strong><br />

understanding or the lack <strong>of</strong> a positive panorama <strong>of</strong> management possibilities. Whole brain learning,<br />

as typified in the 4-MAT pedagogy, provides an alternative paradigm upon which to build<br />

mentoring and education programs and curricula in research management for administrators and<br />

investigators. <strong>The</strong> approach <strong>of</strong>fers an enthusiastic forum in which to bring together administrators<br />

and researchers as positive partners in the processes <strong>of</strong> research management. Whole brain<br />

learning research, as typified in the 4-MAT pedagogy, utilizes the latest in psychological, physiological,<br />

and developmental research to map how we as human beings, intake, process, and utilize<br />

information. <strong>The</strong>se current theories in education and learning styles have been implemented from<br />

classroom education to Fortune 500 company management and training sessions and they hold<br />

impressive possibilities for research administrators and investigators.<br />

14 2005 <strong>Symposium</strong> Proceedings Book

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