Navigating the Academic Career (eBook)

Victor N Shaw (Autor)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
205 Seiten
Information Age Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-62396-119-0 (ISBN)

Infos

There is an urgent need to provide academic professionals with individual, institutional, and contextual accounts of their careers and careermaking endeavors. An individual account makes academicians think about what they do and how they might do it better. An institutional account makes academicians reflect upon the organizational environment in which they function and ponder what they might do to improve it. A contextual account connects academicians and their work to knowledge, the knowledge enterprise, and the larger social structure so that they know and understand the impact they and their careermaking efforts have on themselves, academia, and general social processes. This book examines academic careers and careermaking activities with respect to their main aspects, milestones, and general pathways. In content, it divides into four identifiable parts. Part I focuses on professional preparation. It examines education, degree, reeducation, job search, and job change. Part II centers on organizational employment. It investigates position, research, teaching, service, and tenure. Part III revolves around professional networking. It looks into publication, conference presentation, application for grants and awards, and membership in academic associations. Part IV rises above specific issues. It explores general career pathways and overall scholarly identity.

Inhalt

Navigating the Academic Career 2
Common Issues and Uncommon Strategies 2
A Volume in 2
Contemporary Perspectives in Special Education 2
Series Editors: Anthony F. Rotatori, Saint Xavier University Festus E. Obiakor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2
CONTENTS 6
Part I 6
1. Educational Preparation 3 6
2. The Degree 9 6
3. Job Search and Change 15 6
Part II 6
4. Organizational Employment 25 6
5. Position 33 6
6. Teaching 41 6
7. Service 49 6
8. Tenure 57 6
Part III 6
9. Professional Networking 67 6
10. Publication 75 6
11. Grant 81 7
12. Academic Award 87 7
13. Membership in Academic Associations 93 7
14. Conference Presentation and Participation 101 7
Part IV 7
15. Academic Career Pathways 111 7
16. Scholarly Identity 123 7
Contemporary Perspectives in Special Education 3
Anthony F. Rotatori and Festus E. Obiakor, Series Editors 3
Navigating the Academic Career 4
Common Issues and Uncommon Strategies 4
by 4
Victor N. Shaw California State University—Northridge 4
Information Age Publishing, Inc. 4
Charlotte, North Carolina • www.infoagepub.com 4
Introduction 8
part i 12
CHAPTER 1 14
Educational Preparation 14
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 14
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 17
CHAPTER 2 20
The Degree 20
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 20
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 23
CHAPTER 3 26
Job Search and Change 26
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 26
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 30
part ii 34
CHAPTER 4 36
Organizational Employment 36
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 36
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 40
CHAPTER 5 44
Position 44
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 44
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 46
CHAPTER 6 52
Teaching 52
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 52
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 54
CHAPTER 7 60
Service 60
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 60
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 63
CHAPTER 8 68
Tenure 68
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 68
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 71
part iii 76
CHAPTER 9 78
Professional Networking 78
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 78
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 82
CHAPTER 10 86
Publication 86
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 86
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 88
CHAPTER 11 92
Grant 92
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 92
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 95
CHAPTER 12 98
Academic Award 98
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 98
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 101
CHAPTER 13 104
Membership in Academic Associations 104
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 104
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 108
CHAPTER 14 112
Conference Presentation and Participation 112
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 112
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 115
part iV 120
CHAPTER 15 122
Academic Career Pathways 122
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 122
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 130
CHAPTER 16 134
Scholarly Identity 134
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 135
PRACTICE AND SUGGESTION 138
Conclusion 142
Appendix 146
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION FILE 147
CURRICULUM VITAE 147
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION 147
TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS/INSTRUCTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS 147
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF STUDY 147
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY 147
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 149
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION 150
Formal Education in All Three Domains of Human Knowledge 150
Doctoral Education 151
Postdoctoral Training 151
TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS AND INSTRUCTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS 153
History 153
Courses Taught 154
Teaching Philosophy 154
A Broad and Solid Knowledge Base 154
Research-Based Teaching 154
Cooperative Learning 155
Interdisciplinary Approach 155
International and Comparative Perspective 155
Multicultural Orientation 155
Teaching Goals and Objectives 155
Understanding 156
Fundamental Skills 156
Application 156
Outcome Assessment 156
Teaching Methods and Innovations 157
Lecture 157
Discussion 157
Presentation 157
Reading 157
Writing 158
Inspiration from the Real World 158
Service Learning in the Community 158
Academic Advisement and Mentoring 159
Course-Related Advisement 159
General Advisement and Mentoring Activities 159
Special Advisement and Mentoring Activity I 160
Special Advisement and Mentoring Activity II 160
Special Advisement and Mentoring Activity III 161
Special Advisement and Mentoring Activity IV 161
Special Advisement and Mentoring Activity V 162
Special Advisement Activity VI 162
Teaching Research 163
Peer-Refereed Publications on Teaching 163
Professional Presentations on Teaching 163
Session Organizer, Chair, and Discussant on Teaching and Learning 163
Research-Based Course Material 163
Instructional Services 164
Textbook Review 164
Committee Service on Teaching 164
Efforts Made to Accommodate the Diverse Needs of Students 165
Athletes 165
Students with Disabilities 165
Students Caught in Emergencies 165
General 165
Student Evaluations (Quantitative Scores) 165
Format I: By Semester 165
Format II: By Course 166
Student Evaluations (Qualitative Comments) 166
Knowledge 166
Lecture 166
Class Interaction 167
Class Assignments 168
Relationship with Students 168
Overall 169
Student Evaluations (MPA Class) 169
Student Reactions (A Formal Petition by XXX Students) 171
Student Reactions (Anecdotes) 171
Peer Evaluations 172
Dr. XXX 172
Dr. XXX 172
Dr. XXX 172
Dr. XXX 172
Dr. XXX 173
Dr. XXX 173
Dr. XXX 173
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF STUDY 174
History 174
Overall 174
At XXX 174
Research Goals and Objectives 175
Publication 175
Book 175
Peer-Refereed Journal Article 177
Chapter Contribution 177
Book Review 177
Newspaper Article 178
Presentation 178
Presentation: Invited Speech 178
Presentation: International Conference 178
Presentation: National Conference 178
Presentation: Regional Conference 179
Research Projects 179
Funded Projects 179
Individual Projects 179
Manuscript and Grant Review 179
Journal Article Review 179
Research Monograph Review 180
Grant Review 180
Textbook Review 180
Professional Conference Organization and Service 180
Program Committee 181
Session Chair 181
Session Discussant (while chairing the session) 181
Session Organizer 181
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY 182
History 182
Prior to XXX 182
At XXX 183
Service Philosophy 184
Service in the Department 184
Service in the College 185
Service in the University 185
Service to the Community 186
Service to the Community: the Neighborhood, the District, and the Media 186
Service to the Profession 187
Academic Advisement and Mentoring Activity 187
Manuscript and Grant Review 187
Conference Organization and Service 187
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 189
References 192
About the Author 204

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Berufspädagogik
• ISBN-10: 1-62396-119-X / 162396119X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62396-119-0 / 9781623961190