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. INDICE: 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
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22791-0
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 24/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés