The slow professor : challenging the culture of speed in the academy / Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berg, Maggie, Author.

Seeber, Barbara K., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College teaching.

Education, Higher--Philosophy.

Education, Higher.

Slow life movement.

Time management.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

115 páginas ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

2016.

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

If there is one sector of society that should be cultivating deep thought in itself and others, it is academia. Yet the corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless of the consequences for education and scholarship.In The Slow Professor, Maggie Berg and Barbara K. Seeber discuss how adopting the principles of the Slow movement in academic life can counter this erosion of humanistic education. Focusing on the individual faculty member and his or her own professional practice, Berg and Seeber present both an analysis of the culture of speed in the academy and ways of alleviating stress while improving teaching, research, and collegiality. The Slow Professor will be a must-read for anyone in academia concerned about the frantic pace of contemporary university life.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

1. Time Management and Timelessness

2. Pedagogy and Pleasure

3. Research and Understanding

4. Collegiality and Community

Conclusion: Collaboration and Thinking Together

Acknowledgments

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Reprinted in paperback 2017

Includes bibliographical references (pages [95]-105) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

9781487521851

9781442663091

OCLC:

1237187634