title page -- copyright -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- PART ONE EFFECTIVE SOCIALIZATION OF NEW PROFESSIONALS: PROCESSES AND IMPORTANCE -- 1 THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS FOR NEW PROFESSIONALS -- 2 QUALITY OF WORK LIFE Why Socialization Matters -- PART TWO CONTEXTS THAT INFLUENCE SOCIALIZATION OF NEW PROFESSIONALS -- 3 THE INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL TYPE ON SOCIALIZATION -- 4 CHANGING STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIALIZATION -- PART THREE STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE SOCIALIZATION OF NEW PROFESSIONALS -- 5 GRADUATE PREPARATION PROGRAMS The First Step in Socialization -- 6 ORIENTATION IN THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS -- 7 SUPERVISION AND MENTORSHIP IN THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS -- 8 STAFF-PEER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS -- 9 INSTITUTIONAL SOCIALIZATION INITIATIVES -- 10 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIALIZATION -- PART FOUR IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE SOCIALIZATION -- 11 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.