The Compleat Academic: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Social Scientist » (2nd Edition)

Twenty-nine academics from the U.S. and Canada provide practical guidelines to new academics (of various types—Ph.D. graduate, postdoctoral fellow, or in a faculty position) on the significant aspects of a career in higher education: starting one's career, teaching and mentoring, research and writing, structural aspects of the academic environment, diversity in academia, and long-term career management. The second edition contains 20 chapters, including revised versions of some of the original nine chapters from the first edition, and the addition of many new chapters. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR