Lives in science : how institutions affect academic careers / Joseph C. Hermanowicz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hermanowicz, Joseph C.

Contributor:

Hermanowicz, Joseph C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Vocational guidance.

Physics.

Physicists--Social aspects.

Physicists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What can we learn when we follow people over the years and across the course of their professional lives? Joseph C. Hermanowicz asks this question specifically about scientists and answers it here by tracking fifty-five physicists through different stages of their careers at a variety of universities across the country. He explores these scientists' shifting perceptions of their jobs to uncover the meanings they invest in their work, when and where they find satisfaction, how they succeed and fail, and how the rhythms of their work change as they age. His candid interviews with hi

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

TABLES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE. Following the Scientists

CHAPTER TWO. Early- to Mid-Career Passages

CHAPTER THREE. Mid- to Late-Career Passages

CHAPTER FOUR. Late- to Post-Career Passages

CHAPTER FIVE. Lives of Learning

APPENDIX A. Interview Protocol-Foundational Study, 1998

APPENDIX B. Contact Letter to Scientists

APPENDIX C. Thank-You Letter to Scientists

APPENDIX D. Interview Protocol-Longitudinal Study, 2004

APPENDIX E. Post-Interview Questionnaire

APPENDIX F. Departmental Questionnaire

APPENDIX G. Propositions Generated by the Study

NOTES

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Sequel to: The stars are not enough.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-317) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

Related Work:

Hermanowicz, Joseph C. Stars are not enough.

ISBN:

9786612538490

9781282538498

1282538497

9780226327761

0226327760

OCLC:

609863557