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Overview"Successfully launching an academic career in the challenging environment of higher education in the 21st century is apt to require more explicit preparation than the informal socialization typically afforded in graduate school. As a faculty novice soon discovers, job success requires balancing multiple demands on one's time and energy. ""New Faculty"" offers a useful compendium of ""survival"" advice for the faculty newcomer, ranging from practical tips on classroom teaching and student performance evaluation to detailed advice on grant writing, student advising, professional service and publishing. Beginning faculty members and possibly their more experienced colleagues as well should find this guidebook both informative and thought provoking ." Full Product DetailsAuthor: C. Lucas , J. Murry, Jr. , John W. Murry, Jr.Publisher: St Martin's Press Imprint: St Martin's Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.357kg ISBN: 9780312295370ISBN 10: 0312295375 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 April 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780230600027 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'If there is one book that every new faculty member should read...this is it.' - John D. Foubert, Journal of College Student Development Author InformationCHRISTOPHER J. LUCAS is Professor of Higher Education and Policy Studies at the University of Arkanas-Fayetteville. He previously taught at Kent State University and at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has served as president of the AERA, the Society of Professors of Education, and the Council of Learned Societies in Education. He is the author of over a dozen books, including American Higher Education: A History (1994), Crisis in the Academy (1996) and Teacher Education in America (1997). - JOHN W. MURRY JR. is Associate Professor of Higher Education and Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies and Faculty Development, College of Education and Health Professions, at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. He previously held positions at Mesa State College and Henderson State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |