What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School
eBook - ePub

What They Didn't Teach You in Graduate School

299 Helpful Hints for Success in Your Academic Career

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. 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.

Information

Year
2012
eBook ISBN
9781579226466
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword 1 to the First Edition by Laurie Richlin
  8. Foreword 2 to the First Edition by Steadman Upham
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter One: Basic Concepts
  11. Chapter Two: The Phd
  12. Chapter Three: The Dissertation
  13. Chapter Four: Job Hunting
  14. Chapter Five: Teaching
  15. Chapter Six: Research
  16. Chapter Seven: Tenure
  17. Chapter Eight: Academic Rank
  18. Chapter Nine: Your Financial Life as an Academic
  19. Chapter Ten: Life as an Academic
  20. Chapter Eleven: Diversity
  21. Chapter Twelve: On Writing
  22. Chapter Thirteen: on Publishing
  23. Chapter Fourteen: Personal Considerations
  24. Chapter Fifteen: Final Thoughts
  25. Chapter Sixteen: Conclusion and Envoi
  26. Appendices
  27. About the Authors