Case studies for the new professor : surviving the jungle of the academy

For many academics preparing to enter into the world of teaching and scholarly work in higher education institutions, formal graduate education provides discipline specific content. However, there is a practical side of academic preparation that goes unaddressed. The overall objective of Case Studie...

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Other Authors Cox, Thomas D. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2014]
SeriesInnovative perspectives of higher education.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806612215
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-761-1
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 129 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface: Preparing for life in the academy
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Preparing for life in the academy, thomas d. Cox
  • Chapter 2. Teaching and learning
  • Chapter 3. Higher education administration
  • Chapter 4. Higher education finance
  • Chapter 5. Distance learning
  • Chapter 6. Student affairs
  • Chapter 7. Governance
  • Chapter 8. Curriculum development
  • Chapter 9. Diversity issues
  • Chapter 10. Adult learners
  • Chapter 11. Faculty collaboration
  • Chapter 12. Research and publishing
  • Chapter 13. Guided dissertation and thesis process
  • About the contributors.