Academic Career Handbook; Author: Blaxter, Loraine; Joint Author: Hughes, Christina; Paperback

Author: Blaxter, Loraine; Joint Author: Hughes, Christina
Paperback; References, Index
224 pages
Published: May 1998
Open University Press
ISBN: 0335198279

Given the current emphasis being placed upon strengthening academic staff development, this handbook offers guidance on the craft of performing five key tasks - networking, teaching, researching, writing and managing. Additionally, pressures such as getting published, networking skills, obtaining research funding, principles of teaching and assessment, and seeking promotion are discussed.This handbook has a particular relevance for those who are just starting, or seeking to start, an academic career. This handbook has a particular relevance for those who are just starting, or seeking to start, an academic career.Designed for those working, or seeking to work within the higher education system, this handbook has a particular relevance for those who are just starting, or even, those seeking to start, an academic career.