Overview
Brings together a diverse group of academics to share reflections on topics ranging from choosing the right school to writing grants and job searching
Offers practical, useful, and truthful advice about surviving and thriving inside (and outside) of academia with a PhD
Seeks to prepare graduate students for the current job market
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Reviews
“Drawn from varied aspirations and diverse experiences in challenging academic trenches, this book is packed with practical advice for individuals and institutions. The contributors’ reflections provide exceptional authenticity for the understanding of differing essentials in search of personally and professionally well-lived academic lives.” (Chester A. Newland, Emeritus Duggan Distinguished Professor of Public Administration, University of Southern California, USA)
“This book should be mandatory reading for PhD students, PhD program applicants, and new tenure track faculty. In a series of chapters written by faculty from different fields and career stages, the book addresses fundamental experiences of the academy: rejection, career-life balance, and survival. This book would have benefitted me enormously during my doctoral student career.” (Leisha DeHart-Davis, Albert and Gladys Hall Coates Distinguished Term Associate Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Shannon K. Orr is Associate Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State University, USA. She has recently published research in the areas of climate change, national parks, and sustainability.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Reflections on Academic Lives
Book Subtitle: Identities, Struggles, and Triumphs in Graduate School and Beyond
Editors: Staci M. Zavattaro, Shannon K. Orr
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-60009-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-60008-0Published: 05 March 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-60009-7Published: 02 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 235
Topics: Higher Education