A Guide to Surviving a Career in Academia : Navigating the Rites of Passage

ISBN-13: 9780415780216 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 160 str.

Emily Lenning;Sara Brightman;Susan Caringella

Opis

Navigating an academic career is a complex process - to be successful requires mastering several 'rites of passage.' This comprehensive guide takes academics at all stages of their career through a journey, beginning at graduate school and ending with retirement. A Guide to Surviving a Career in Academia is written from a feminist perspective, and draws on the information offered in workshops conducted at national meetings like the American Society of Criminology and the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Through the course of the book, an expert team of authors guide you through the obstacle course of finding effective mentors during graduate school, finding a job, negotiating a salary, teaching, collaborating with practitioners, successfully publishing, earning tenure and redressing denial and, finally, retirement. This collection is a must read for all academics, but especially women just beginning their careers, who face unique challenges when navigating through these age-old rites of passage.

Spis treści

Introduction: The Journey  1. Surviving Graduate School  2. Strategies for Success on the Job Market  3. Money Matters: The Art of Negotiating for Women Faculty  4. Being a New Faculty  5. Teaching with Intention: Technique, Innovation and Change in Criminal Justice Education  6. A Brief Guide to Academic Publishing  7. Collaborating with Practitioners  8. Getting Tenure and Redressing Denial  9. Retirement: Another Frontier.  Conclusion: And the Journey Continues