New faculty: a practical guide for academic beginners

A useful compendium of 'survival' advice for the faculty newcomer on a variety of subjects: practical tips on classroom teaching, student performance evaluation, detailed advice on grant-writing, student advising, professional service, and publishing. Christopher J. Lucas is Professor of Higher Education and Policy Studies at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. He is the author of American HigherEducation , Crisis in the Academy and Teacher Education in America. John W. Murry Jr. is Associate Professor of Higher Education and Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Studies and Faculty Development, College of Education and Health Professions, at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. INDICE: I: Preliminary Considerations * Institutional Environment and the Academic Community * Faculty Mentoring * II: Faculty Work Activities * Teaching: Lectures and Discussion * Active Learning and Other Instructional Management Issues * Advising Students * Getting Published * The Art of Grantsmanship * Faculty Service * Legal Issues and the Professorate * Concluding Considerations * Further Thoughts -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-11486-9
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 316
• Fecha Publicación: 28/10/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés