Full Description
Here is a doorway through which readers will sneak a peak at the academy-its exterior and interior spaces. There is much within the academic environment that can invite entry or obstruct movement. With this text, doors have been opened for novice scholars and new faculty, as well as experienced academicians and administrators. Each chapter has an aperture on vital mentoring issues (such as productive learning within groups, developing effective marketing and networking strategies, and creating successful student-centered programs) that, together, provides a broader perspective on the professoriate. Readers are guided through the process of becoming successfully mentored, largely by entering into viable relationships and learning the art of receiving and giving. The various mentoring formats described provide exposure to a wide range of options that readers can mindfully act upon; these also demonstrate the value of learning within one-to-one systems and group contexts. Finally, readers are given access to guarded secrets about graduate school, not only concerning unspoken norms but also the 'hidden curriculum' of the academy and of mentor's expectations. The mentoring concepts and practices narrated have all been tested in real-life settings. Further, the chapters' case scenarios and analyses are supported with data collected from multiple sources_documents, surveys, and interviews_including the Writers in Training (WIT), a long-standing doctoral cohort. Dozens of graduate students in education in particular, as well as faculty and administrators have contributed to this work.
Contents
Part 1 Getting Started: Strategies and Options
Chapter 2 Creating Mentoring Maps of the Academy
Chapter 3 Establishing Contact with Faculty and Peers
Chapter 4 Finding Out about Resources and Opportunities
Part 5 Becoming Immersed: Relating and Learning
Chapter 6 Making Every Minute and Day Count
Chapter 7 Joining Mentoring Networks and Programs
Chapter 8 Practicing Comentoring and Reciprocity
Part 9 Establishing Leadership: Receiving and Giving
Chapter 10 Gaining Disseminating and Publishing Skills
Chapter 11 Recognizing and Overcoming Job-Marketing Constraints
Chapter 12 Planning a Two-Way Mentorship Agenda
Chapter 13 Postscript: Closing the Academy's Door
Chapter 14 Appendix A: Program Dos for Thesis/Dissertation Writers
Chapter 15 Appendix B: Reflecting Student Input in a Faculty Supporting Letter
Chapter 16 Appendix C: Initiating Communications with Doctoral Committee
Chapter 17 Appendix D: Documenting Changes on a Graduate Defense Form
Chapter 18 Appendix E: Listing Amendments on a Dissertation Review Form
Chapter 19 Appendix F: Cover Letter Accompanying Manuscript Submission
Chapter 20 Appendix G: Summary of Changes Accompanying Reworked Paper
Chapter 21 Appendix H: Academic Review of a Paper Submitted to a Journal
Chapter 22 Appendix I: Cover Letter for an Assistant Professor Position
