From student to scholar
Subtitle: a candid guide to becoming a professor
By: Steven M. Cahn with a foreword by Cathaarine R. Stimpson.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780231145329; 9780231145336; 9780231518512
Subjects: College teachers -- Vocational guidance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; College teaching -- Vocational guidance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Description: "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 insights are invaluable to traversing the thickets of academia."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Graduate school; title: The dissertation; title: Networking; title: The first interview; title: Dramatis personae; title: The second interview; title: Tenure; title: Teaching; title: Service; title: Research.