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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462817403321

Autore

Cahn Steven M

Titolo

From student to scholar : a candid guide to becoming a professor / / Steven M. Cahn ; with a foreword by Catharine R. Stimpson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, [New York] ; ; Chichester, [England] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-322-59182-2

0-231-51851-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StimpsonCatharine R. <1936->

Disciplina

378.1/2023

Soggetti

College teachers - Vocational guidance

College teaching - Vocational guidance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Graduate School; 2. The dissertation; 3. Networking; 4. The First Interview; 5. Dramatis Personae; 6. The Second Interview; 7. Tenure; 8. Teaching; 9. Service; 10. Research; Finale; Epilogue; Index; About The Author

Sommario/riassunto

Steven M. Cahn's advice on the professorial life covers an extensive range of critical issues: how to plan, complete, and defend a dissertation; how to navigate a job interview; how to improve teaching performance; how to prepare and publish research; how to develop a professional network; and how to garner support for tenure. He deals with such hurdles as a difficult dissertation advisor, problematic colleagues, and the pressures of the tenure clock. Whether you are beginning graduate study, hoping to secure an academic position, or striving to build a professorial career, Cahn's insi