Professing to learn : creating tenured lives and careers in the American research university

Research, teaching, service, and public outreach—all are aspects of being a tenured professor. But this list of responsibilities is missing a central component: actual scholarly learning—disciplinary knowledge that faculty teach, explore in research, and share with the academic community. How do pro...

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Main Author: Neumann, Anna
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2009
Edition:1
Subjects:
College Faculty
College teachers
College teachers > Tenure > United States
College teachers > Vocational guidance > United States
EDUCATION
Faculty Development
Faculty Workload
Higher
Interviews
Learning
Research Universities
Scholars
Scholars > Vocational guidance > United States
Scholarship
Tenure
ISBN:9780801891311, 0801891310, 0801896401, 9780801896408
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Into the Middle: Mapping the Early Post-Tenure Career in the Research University 2. The Heart of the Matter: Passionate Thought and Scholarly Learning 3. Mindwork: What and How Professors Strive to Learn 4. Location: Where Professors Pursue Their Scholarly Learning 5. Becoming Strategic: Recently Tenured University Professors as Agents of Scholarly Learning 6. Organizing to Learn: What Universities Provide for Professors’ Scholarly Learning 7. The Middle Remapped: Toward an Ecology of Learning in the Early Post-Tenure Career Appendix A: Study Designs and Background Data Appendix B: Interview Protocols and Consent Forms for the Four Universities Project Appendix C: Framework: University Professors’ Scholarly Learning Notes Bibliography Index Cover Frontmatter
  • Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Into the Middle: Mapping the Early Post-Tenure Career in the Research University -- 2 The Heart of the Matter: Passionate Thought and Scholarly Learning -- 3 Mindwork: What and How Professors Strive to Learn -- 4 Location: Where Professors Pursue Their Scholarly Learning -- 5 Becoming Strategic: Recently Tenured University Professors as Agents of Scholarly Learning -- 6 Organizing to Learn: What Universities Provide for Professors' Scholarly Learning -- 7 The Middle Remapped: Toward an Ecology of Learning in the Early Post-Tenure Career -- Appendix A: Study Designs and Background Data -- Appendix B: Interview Protocols and Consent Forms for the Four Universities Project -- Appendix C: Framework: University Professors' Scholarly Learning -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W