This new, revised, and expanded edition of the popular Academic's
Handbook is an essential guide for those planning or beginning an
academic career. Faculty members, administrators, and professionals
with experience at all levels of higher education offer candid,
practical advice to help beginning academics understand matters
including: - The different kinds of institutions of higher learning
and expectations of faculty at each. - The advantages and
disadvantages of teaching at four-year colleges instead of research
universities. - The ins and outs of the job market. - Alternatives
to tenure-track, research-oriented positions. - Salary and
benefits. - The tenure system. - Pedagogy in both large lecture
courses and small, discussion-based seminars. - The difficulties
facing women and minorities within academia. - Corporations,
foundations, and the federal government as potential sources of
research funds. - The challenges of faculty mentoring. - The impact
of technology on contemporary teaching and learning. - Different
types of publishers and the publishing process at university
presses. - The modern research library. - The structure of
university governance. - The role of departments within the
university. With the inclusion of eight new chapters, this edition
of The Academic's Handbook is designed to ease the transition from
graduate school to a well-rounded and rewarding career.
Contributors. Judith K. Argon, Louis J. Budd, Ronald R. Butters,
Norman L. Christensen, Joel Colton, Paul L. Conway, John G. Cross,
Fred E. Crossland, Cathy N. Davidson, A. Leigh DeNeef, Beth A.
Eastlick, Matthew W. Finkin, Jerry G. Gaff, Edie N. Goldenberg,
Craufurd D. Goodwin, Stanley M. Hauerwas, Deborah L. Jakubs, L.
Gregory Jones, Nellie Y. McKay, Patrick M. Murphy, Elizabeth
Studley Nathans, A. Kenneth Pye, Zachary B. Robbins, Anne Firor
Scott, Sudhir Shetty, Samuel Schuman, Philip Stewart, Boyd R.
Strain, Emily Toth, P. Aarne Vesilind, Judith S. White, Henry M.
Wilbur, Ken Wissoker
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