| Description |
xxvi, 212 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Sect. I. Career Planning and Personal Management -- Ch. 1. Time Management / Kenneth E. Foote -- Ch. 2. Career Planning: Personal Goals and Professional Contexts / Janice Monk and Christine L. Jocoy -- Ch. 3. Developing Collegial Relationships in a Department and a Discipline / M. Duane Nellis and Susan M. Roberts -- Ch. 4. Balancing Personal and Professional Lives / Beth Schlemper and Antoinette M. G. A. WinklerPrins -- Ch. 5. Succeeding at Tenure and Beyond / Susan M. Roberts -- Sect. II. Developing and Enhancing Teaching and Advising Skills -- Ch. 6. Designing Significant Learning Experiences / Dee Fink and Melissa Ganus -- Ch. 7. Active Learning / Eric J. Fournier -- Ch. 8. Advising Students / Fred M. Shelley and Adrienne M. Proffer -- Ch. 9. Ethical Teaching in Practice / James Ketchum -- Ch. 10. Teaching Diverse Students: Teaching for Inclusion / Minelle Mahtani -- Sect. III. Research Opportunities and Responsibilities -- Ch. 11. Preparing Competitive Research Grant Proposals / Patricia Solis -- Ch. 12. Private People, Secret Places: Ethical Research in Practice / Iain Hay and Mark Israel -- Ch. 13. Academic Publishing / Stanley D. Brunn -- Ch. 14. Working Across Disciplinary Boundaries / Craig ZumBrunnen and So-Min Cheong |
| Summary |
"Aspiring Academics is a set of essays designed to help graduate students and early career faculty get started in their careers in geography and related social and environmental sciences. Rather than viewing faculty work as a collection of unrelated tasks, Aspiring Academics stresses the interdependence of teaching, research, and service and the importance of achieving a healthy balance in professional and personal life. Drawing on several years of research, the chapters provide accessible, forward-looking advice on topics that often cause the most stress in the first years of a college or university appointment." "Aspiring Academics also features a companion website offering dozens of activities that can be used in workshops, seminars, and informal gatherings of graduate students and faculty. Written in a spirit of collegiality and sharing of support, visitors to the website can participate in discussion forums and contribute their own resources and tips for others."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Graduate students -- United States -- Employment.
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College teachers -- Vocational guidance -- United States.
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Job hunting -- United States.
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| Author |
Solem, Michael.
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Foote, Kenneth.
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Monk, Janice.
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| LC no. |
2008003311 |
| ISBN |
9780136048916 alkaline paper |
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0136048919 alkaline paper |
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