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1 online resource (xiv, 186 pages) |
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Prologue: Befor (and After) the Beginning -- August, beginning -- September, teaching -- October, writing -- November, serving -- December, grading -- January (and a little bit of February), hiring -- February, living -- March, (student) relating -- April, figuring it out, parts one and two -- May, housecleaning -- June, settling in (or just settling?) -- July, affirming -- August redux, beginning again |
| Summary |
Annotation In this fast-paced and lively account, Jim Lang asksand mostly answersthe questions that confront every new faculty member as well as those who dream of becoming new faculty members: Will my students like me? Will my teaching schedule allow me time to do research and write? Do I really want to spend the rest of my life in this profession? Is anyone awake in the backrow? Lang narrates the story of his first year on the tenure track with wit and wisdom, detailing his moments of confusion, frustration, and even elationin the classroom, at his writing desk, during his office hours, in departmental meetingsas well as his insights into the lives and working conditions of faculty in higher education today. Engaging and accessible, Life on the Tenure Track will delight and enlighten faculty, graduate students, and administrators alike |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Teachers -- Tenure -- United States
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First year teachers -- United States
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College teachers -- United States.
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EDUCATION -- Higher.
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College teachers
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First year teachers
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Teachers -- Tenure
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Hochschullehrer
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Berufspraxis
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United States
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USA
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780801895999 |
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0801895995 |
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080188103X |
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9780801881039 |
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