Critical Friendship for Librarians
Striving Together for Scholarly Advancement
Y.I. Ferguson and H. Marvin, The City College of New York, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States
Abstract
Critical friendship is a form of nonhierarchical developmental relationship in which there is no mentor or protégé. In critical friendship, individuals with similar aims and differing experiences and knowledge aid each other in achieving goals by critically observing each other’s performance and progress. Bonded with trust, critical friends serve as sworn friends who strive and struggle side by side and share joy and pain throughout their journey. Originating from within the field of higher education, the critical friendship methodology ...
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