A survival guide for new faculty members [electronic resource] : outlining the keys to success for promotion and tenure / by Jeffrey P. Bakken and Cynthia G. Simpson.

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ISBN:

9780398086312

Title:

A survival guide for new faculty members [electronic resource] : outlining the keys to success for promotion and tenure / by Jeffrey P. Bakken and Cynthia G. Simpson.

Author:

Bakken, Jeffrey P.

Personal Author:

Bakken, Jeffrey P.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 244 pages) : illustrations, map

Contents:

CHOOSING THE RIGHT INSTITUTION -- WHAT TO DO PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT YOUR NEW INSTITUTION -- LEARNING ABOUT YOUR NEW INSTITUTION ONCE YOU ARE THERE -- TEACHING -- RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY -- SERVICE -- DOCUMENTING YOUR PROGRESS -- PROMOTION AND TENURE -- CREATING A HARMONY FOR BEING SUCCESSFUL -- Appendices -- Index.

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Subject Term:

First year teachers -- Professional relationships.

First year teachers -- In-service training.

Mentoring in education.

Teachers -- Training of.

Added Author:

Simpson, Cynthia G.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2011

Publication Information:

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Summary

A Survival Guide for New Faculty Members: Outlining the Keys to Success for Promotion and Tenure provides new faculty members with practical, down-to-earth wisdom and suggestions for successfully working through to tenure and promotion. The authorsOCoboth successful and experienced administrators and experts in higher educationOCohave provided an extremely well-organized and useful guide for new faculty members. It focuses on all aspects of becoming a new faculty member including the various expectations in completing a successful journey toward promotion and tenure. The book underscores the importance of recognizing the three facets of faculty life of teaching, research, and service. This volume clearly sets out, compares, and separates those three components with clarity and provides very useful advice for putting the three together. Taken together with the chapters on OC Documenting Your ProgressOCO and OC Promotion and Tenure, OCO new faculty are provided with a solid, practical introduction to building a foundation for success in higher education. Feedback and tips are also provided within each chapter. It is written in a style that readers will be able to easily comprehend and understand and is supported with many examples. In addition, the information can be easily applied to new faculty at various types of institutions of higher education."