The Academic’s Handbook
( 3rd ed. )
Publication series ：3rd ed.
Author： Craufurd D. Goodwin
Publisher： Duke University Press
Publication year： 2006
E-ISBN: 9780822388203
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780822338741
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9780822338833
Subject： G64 Higher Education
Keyword： College teachers -- United States., Universities and colleges -- United States.
Language： ENG
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Description
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 t
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