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New Faculty

A Practical Guide for Academic Beginners

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
  2. Preliminary Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Institutional Environment and the Academic Community

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 3-21
    3. Faculty Mentoring

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 23-38
  3. Faculty Work Activities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. Teaching: Lectures and Discussion

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 41-72
    3. Active Learning and Other Instructional Management Issues

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 73-106
    4. Advising Students

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 107-131
    5. Getting Published

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 133-166
    6. The Art of Grantsmanship

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 167-188
    7. Faculty Service

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 189-211
    8. Legal Issues and the Professoriate

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 213-237
  4. Concluding Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
    2. Further Thoughts

      • Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry Jr.
      Pages 241-266
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 267-293

About this book

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.

Reviews

"If there is one book that every new faculty member should read...this is it."-John D. Foubert, Journal of College Student Development

"Lucas and Murry offer advice that most seasoned faculty would agree with. The authors believe that faculty can couple good judgment with their sound advice for the improvement of the academic enterprise. This is a strong and hopeful work." - Robert B. Young, Professor and Chair, Counseling & Higher Education, Ohio University

". . .a clearly structured, accessible, and informative primer targeted to full-time faculty members, particularly those in the early years of their appointment. It holds a distinctive place within the growing body of literature on faculty development . . . [T]he authors' ability to weave their attentiveness to the actual questions and concerns most frequently posed by new faculty members into the fabric of academic life contributes enormously to the credibility of the book. . . Many of us will be grateful for the effort." - Bernadette McNary-Zak, Rhodes College

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Educational Leadership, USA

    Christopher J. Lucas

  • College of Education and Health Professions, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, USA

    Christopher J. Lucas, John W. Murry

About the authors

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, USA.

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