New Faculty: A Primer for Academic Beginners - Softcover

Lucas, C.; Jr., J. Murry; Murry Jr., John W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312295375 ISBN 13: 9780312295370

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2002

Synopsis

Successfully launching an academic career in the challenging environment of higher education in the 21st century is apt to require more explicit preparation than the informal socialization typically afforded in graduate school. As a faculty novice soon discovers, job success requires balancing multiple demands on one's time and energy. "New Faculty" offers a useful compendium of "survival" advice for the faculty newcomer, ranging from practical tips on classroom teaching and student performance evaluation to detailed advice on grant writing, student advising, professional service and publishing. Beginning faculty members and possibly their more experienced colleagues as well should find this guidebook both informative and thought provoking .

About this title

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER J. LUCAS is Professor of Higher Education and Policy Studies at the University of Arkanas-Fayetteville. He previously taught at Kent State University and at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has served as president of the AERA, the Society of Professors of Education, and the Council of Learned Societies in Education. He is the author of over a dozen books, including American Higher Education: A History (1994), Crisis in the Academy (1996) and Teacher Education in America (1997). JOHN W. MURRY JR. is Associate Professor of Higher Education and Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies and Faculty Development, College of Education and Health Professions, at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. He previously held positions at Mesa State College and Henderson State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312295375
• ISBN 13: 9780312295370
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288