Becoming an Academic
Published on 13. October 2010
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-230-22790-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
419 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-22790-3 (9780230227903)
DOI
10.1007/978-0-230-36509-4
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Lynn McAlpine | Gerlese Akerlind
Becoming an Academic
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10/2010
Red Globe Press
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Persons
LYNN McALPINE is Professor of Higher Education Development at the University of Oxford, UK. She has been recognized in distinguished research awards from the American Educational Research Association and the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education.
GERLESE AKERLIND is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods at The Australian National University. She is an honorary Research Associate of the Oxford Learning Institute, the University of Oxford, UK.
Content
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.