Reflections on Academic Lives Identities, Struggles, and Triumphs in Graduate School and Beyond.

Zavattaro, Staci M.

Reflections on Academic Lives Identities, Struggles, and Triumphs in Graduate School and Beyond. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan US, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (249 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Solidarity and Other Academic Advice -- Chapter 3. Graduate School: Reflecting on Everything from Choosing to Finishing -- Chapter 4. Onto the Job Market!.-Chapter 5. Developing a Research Agenda: Your Bread and Butter -- Chapter 6. The Art of Teaching: Really, It is an Art -- Chapter 7. Surviving and Thriving in Academia: Obtaining Balance, Health and Clarity -- Chapter 8. Concluding Thoughts -- Now What?

This book brings together reflections from seventy academics - everyone from doctoral students to a retired provost - who share their lived experiences in graduate school and beyond. Career seekers, adjunct professors, those in or considering graduate school, and tenure-track professors alike will find truths revealed through these shared experiences of struggle, triumph, loss and hope.



9781137600097


Education.
Education, Higher.


Electronic Books.

L1-991 / .R445 2017