The Unorthodox Professor: Surviving and Thriving as a Change Agent in Education - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 946351175X ISBN 13: 9789463511759

Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

The book is an autoethnography (self-analysis) of a woman’s career as an educator that spans half a century. Her stories as a visionary change agent in STEM education provide

• an unorthodox approach to surviving and thriving in academia. By candidly “telling tales out-of-school” about events common in higher education – but not openly talked about – these stories and 149 lessons learned can be a roadmap for both seasoned and early career faculty;

• a guide to sources of joy and satisfaction – career rewards;

• insight to attaining grants from public and private sources to develop programs for diverse learners and for community engagement;

• a federal grant funding program officer’s use of a systemic approach to infuse marine education nationally;

• adventures of an out-of-the-box high school biology teacher as a template for use of the community as a resource for teaching K-12;

• use of program and course development for learners of all ages in formal and informal settings as a mechanism for change.

Social issues emerging during this study that are relevant to the next generation of educators include a woman's role in society, gender discrimination, and sexual harassment; shifting paradigms, school reform, resistance to change, and educational funding; environmental degradation and climate change.

This book will interest anyone concerned with improving education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 946351175X
• ISBN 13: 9789463511759
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 378
• Editor: Spector Barbara