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UNINA9910454923003321 |
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Toth Emily |
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Titolo |
Ms. Mentor's impeccable advice for women in academia [[electronic resource] /] / Emily Toth |
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Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1997 |
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1-283-89679-6 |
0-8122-0811-0 |
0-585-32358-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women college teachers - United States |
Women graduate students - United States |
Women college teachers - United States - Social conditions |
Women graduate students - United States - Social conditions |
Women college teachers - United States - Conduct of life |
Women graduate students - United States - Conduct of life |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-215) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Graduate School: The Rite of Passage -- The Job Hunt -- The Conference Scene -- First Year on the Job -- The Perils and Pleasures of Teaching -- When Cultures Collide -- Muddles and Puzzles -- Slouching Toward Tenure -- Post-Tenure -- Emerita: The Golden Years -- Final Words -- Bibliography: Women in Academia and Other Readings Sampled by Ms. Mentor -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In question-and-answer form, Ms. Mentor advises academic women about issues they daren't discuss openly, such as: How does one really clamber onto the tenure track when the job market is so nasty, brutish, and small? Is there such a thing as the perfectly marketable dissertation topic? How does a meek young woman become a tiger of an authority figure in the classroom-and get stupendous teaching evaluations? How does one cope with sexual harassment, grandiosity, and bizarre |
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