Lynn McAlpine, Gerlese Akerlind

Becoming an Academic (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book draws on research in Australia, Canada, UK, and US into the experiences of doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and new academics. Each chapter develops research-informed implications for policy and practice to support developing academics, and concludes with commentaries by early career academics, developers and administrators.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230365094
• Artikelnr.: 62860842

Autorenporträt

LYNN McALPINE is Professor of Higher Education Development at the University of Oxford, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Academic Practice in a Changing International Landscape.- Expectations and Experiences of Aspiring and Early Career Academics: Implications for Strengthening Career Preparation.- Meaning and Purpose in Postdoctoral Research: Developing as an Academic Researcher.- Comings and Goings? Disciplinary Employment Trajectories in the UK Social Sciences.- Doctoral Students and a Future in Academe? From the Iceberg to the Shore.- Living and Imagining Academic Identities: Perceptions of Doctoral Students and Pre-Tenure Academics.- Rethinking Preparation for Academic Careers: Privileged Versus Neglected Aspects of Academic Practice.- Commentaries on the Chapters: Responses from Early Career Academics, Developers and Administrators.