
eBook - ePub
What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School
299 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School
299 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career
About this book
•This irreverent, but serious guide to what life in higher education institutions is really like, now enhanced by 100 new tips
•Invaluable advice that ranges from getting your Ph.D. to setting the course of your academic careerThe 100 new hints expand sections on the dissertation process, job hunting, life in the classroom and on dealing with students, as well as on matters that affect readers' careers, such as research, publication, and tenure. The book concludes with a tongue-in-cheek appendix on How to Become a Millionaire while an academic.
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Yes, you can access What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School by Paul Gray, David E. Drew, Matthew Henry Hall in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Higher Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Foreword 1 to the First Edition by Laurie Richlin
- Foreword 2 to the First Edition by Steadman Upham
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Basic Concepts
- Chapter Two: The Phd
- Chapter Three: The Dissertation
- Chapter Four: Job Hunting
- Chapter Five: Teaching
- Chapter Six: Research
- Chapter Seven: Tenure
- Chapter Eight: Academic Rank
- Chapter Nine: Your Financial Life as an Academic
- Chapter Ten: Life as an Academic
- Chapter Eleven: Diversity
- Chapter Twelve: On Writing
- Chapter Thirteen: on Publishing
- Chapter Fourteen: Personal Considerations
- Chapter Fifteen: Final Thoughts
- Chapter Sixteen: Conclusion and Envoi
- Appendices
- About the Authors