“…The significant roles teachers play in university education is affirmed by the numerous studies on the topic (Kudryashova, Gorbatova, Rybushkina, & Ivanova, 2015;Pushkar, 2015); Sultana, Yousuf, Naseer, Rehman, 2009). A plethora of other empirical studies have looked specifically at the role of a teacher as role models and mentors (Wainaina, Mwisukha, & Rintaugu, 2015;Barlow, Frick, Barker, & Phelps, 2014); Ponnavaikko, 2012;Monteiro, Almeida, & Vasconcelos, 2012).…”