Screen LibraryBecoming an academic：international perspectives
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Universities into the 21st century |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 206 p.: ill. ; 22 cm. |
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9780230227910 (pbk.) 0230227910 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | G645 |
| CLC: | G645 |
| Call Number: | G645/M114 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Academic practice in a changing international landscape / Lynn McAlpine and Gerlese S. Åkerlind -- Expectations and experiences of aspiring and early career academics / Ann E. Austin -- Developing as a researcher post-PhD / Gerlese S. Åkerlind -- Employment patterns in and beyond one's discipline / David Mills -- Doctoral students and a future in academe? / Sandra Acker and Eve Haque -- Living and imaging academic identities / Lynn McAlpine, Cheryl Amundsen and Marian Jazvac-Martek -- Rethinking preparation for academic careers / Gerlese S. Åkerlind and Lynn McAlpine -- Commentaries from This title draws on research in Australia, Canada, UK, and US into the experiences of doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and new academics. Each chapter develops research-informed implications for policy and practice to support developing academics. |