The academic's handbook

A. Leigh DeNeef, Craufurd D. W. Goodwin

This revised and expanded third edition of the popular "Academic's Handbook" is an essential guide for those planning or beginning an academic career. 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; and, the difficulties facing women and minorities within academia. This book also contains advice on: requests for research funding from...

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