What to expect and how to respond : distress and success in academia / edited by Earl Wright II and Thomas C. Calhoun.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wright, Earl, II, editor.

Calhoun, Thomas C., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--Administration--Vocational guidance.

Education, Higher.

College teachers--Vocational guidance.

College teachers.

Education, Higher--Administration.

Vocational guidance.

Physical Description:

xiii, 204 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

Summary:

This book offers a solutions oriented glimpse into life in academia from the vantage point of groups including students, faculty and administrators. This interdisciplinary anthology provides insight into the profession for graduate students planning on becoming academics; brings to the attention of junior faculty potential tenure and promotion pitfalls as well as strategies to successfully overcome potential obstacles; offers senior faculty strategies to improve collegiality and the workplace environment; and provides administrators with tools to proactively and effectively contend with sensitive managerial matters.

Contents:

Navigating the academic pipeline

Now that you have the job

Challenges in academia

Survival techniques in academia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781475827446

147582744X

1475827458

9781475827453

OCLC:

950445833