Becoming an Academic [Paperback]

This book 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, and concludes with commentaries by early career academics, developers and administrators.

Academic Practice in a Changing International Landscape.- Expectations and Experiences of Aspiring and Early Career Academics: Implications for Strengthening Career Preparation.- Meaning and Purpose in Postdoctoral Research: Developing as an Academic Researcher.- Comings and Goings? Disciplinary Employment Trajectories in the UK Social Sciences.- Doctoral Students and a Future in Academe? From the Iceberg to the Shore.- Living and Imagining Academic Identities: Perceptions of Doctoral Students and Pre-Tenure Academics.- Rethinking Preparation for Academic Careers: Privileged Versus Neglected Aspects of Academic Practice.- Commentaries on the Chapters: Responses from Early Career Academics, Developers and Administrators.

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LYNN McALPINE?is Professor of Higher Education Development at the University of Oxford, UK.? She has been recognized in distinguished research awards from the American Educational Research Association and the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education.

GERLESE AKERLIND?is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods at?The Australian National University.? She is an honorary Research Associate of the Oxford Learning?Institute, the University of Oxford, UK.?
International scope, differentiating between US, UK,?Canadian and Australian academic systems
Features commentaries by early career academics, academic developers and administrators
Challenges the common focus on 'skills training'
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