The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century
Walker, George E.; Chris M. Golde; Laura Jones; Andrea Conklin Bueschel; Pat Hutchings
Language: English
Published by Jossey-Bass for The Carnegi Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching, San Franciso, CA/Stanford, CA, 2008
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Hourglass Books, vancouver, BC, CanadaHourglass Books
AbeBooks seller since December 15, 2008
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 22.82
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Complete number line from 1 to 10; minor wear; some age toning to page edges; previous owner's name on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition.
Seller Inventory # 011169
- Title
- The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education for the Twenty-First Century
- Author
- Walker, George E.; Chris M. Golde; Laura Jones; Andrea Conklin Bueschel; Pat Hutchings
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass for The Carnegi Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching, San Franciso, CA/Stanford, CA
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Dust jacket
- Very Good+
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0470197439
- ISBN 13
- 9780470197431
- Edition
- American First.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) is an independent policy and research center with a primary mission "to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education." CFAT is located in Stanford, California.
George Walker is a senior scholar at CFAT, where he directs the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate. Walker, a theoretical physicist, was Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at Indiana University before joining CFAT. He has been active in many national organizations working on graduate education, including?the Council of Graduate Schools, an AAU Task Force, and the Council on Research Policy and?Graduate Education of NASULGC.
Chris Golde has been a senior scholar at CFAT since 2001, working?on the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate. Prior to CFAT, she was a scientist and assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the principal investigator of the national Survey on Doctoral Education and Career Preparation, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and released as a report in January 2001.
Pat Hutchings is vice president of CFAT. Hutchings joined the Foundation in February 1998 after serving as a senior staff member at the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE). She holds a doctorate in English from the University of Iowa and was chair of the English department at Alverno College before joining AAHE.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Hourglass Books
vancouver, BC, Canada
AbeBooks seller since December 15, 2008
Shipping rates from Canada to U.S.A.
| Item | 7 to 14 business days | 4 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 0.00 | £ 11.08 |
Payment methods
Store description
City of Vancouver business licence 2014 - No. 14-143347
Specialty
Canadian literature, Signed Canadian booksSeller's business information
Hourglass Books
BC, Canada
Terms of sale
We guarantee the condition of every book as it's described on the Abebooks web
sites. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase (Incorrect Book/Not as
Described/Damaged) or if the order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund
within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you've changed your mind about a
book that you've ordered, please use the Ask bookseller a question link to contact
us and we'll respond within 2 business days.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Hourglass Books, vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, +1 604-879-3234, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
default shipping terms