The Compleat Academic: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Social Scientist
John M. Darley (Editor), Mark P. Zanna (Editor), Henry L. RoedigerBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
A new career in academia can be a challenge. Although academia's formal rules are published in faculty handbooks, its implicit rules are difficult to discern. Like the first edition, this updated and expanded volume of The Compleat Academic provides practical advice to help new academics set the best course for a lasting and vibrant career. With humor and insight, leading academics share lessons they learned through their own hard experience. This invaluable guidance will help readers plan, play, and fulfill their potential in the academic career game.Synopsis
Twenty-nine academics from the U.S. and Canada provide practical guidelines to new academics (of various types—Ph.D. graduate, postdoctoral fellow, or in a faculty position) on the significant aspects of a career in higher education: starting one's career, teaching and mentoring, research and writing, structural aspects of the academic environment, diversity in academia, and long-term career management. The second edition contains 20 chapters, including revised versions of some of the original nine chapters from the first edition, and the addition of many new chapters. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR