The Art and Politics of College Teaching

A Practical Guide for the Beginning Professor

Karl D Hostetler, R McLaren Sawyer, Keith W Prichard (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

347 Seiten

1993
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-8204-1684-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is recommended as required reading for doctoral level students considering an academic career. It also contains essential information for those in the early years of their academic careers. It is written in essay style and presents the candid and frank advice of several experienced faculty members and administrators from across the United States. Whether the reader is interested in small colleges, major research universities or those in between, vital information is presented to assist in gaining an appointment and being a success as a beginning professor.There is no other book available which provides this information about contemporary academic life. This work provides insights which are fresh, relevant and useful.

Autor

The Authors: R. McLaran Sawyer, Keith W. Prichard, and Karl D. Hostetler are faculty members at the University of Nebraska. Their academic specialties include the areas of history, sociology, and philosophy as they apply to educational settings. Trained and degreed at numerous institutions including the University of Missouri, University of Illinois, Indiana University, Columbia University, Harvard University, Oxford University, Dartmouth College, and Northwestern University, their previous publications of relevance to the present book include The Many Faces of Teaching and Excellence in University Teaching: New Essays.

Inhalt

Contents: This unique work explores how to get and keep a faculty position in American colleges and universities. No other book of its scope is available.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.1993
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 480 g
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• ISBN-10: 0-8204-1684-3 / 0820416843
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8204-1684-7 / 9780820416847
• Zustand: Neuware