Forging a rewarding career in the humanities : advice for academics / edited by Karla P. Zepeda and Ellen Mayock.
As has been abundantly documented in the popular and academic press, the humanities are facing challenging times marked by national debate regarding the importance of the humanities in higher education, program and budget cuts, and an ever-decreasing number of tenure-tract jobs. In addition, the hum...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Rotterdam ; Boston :
Sense Publishers,
[2014]
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| Online Access: | Springer eBooks |
| Summary: | As has been abundantly documented in the popular and academic press, the humanities are facing challenging times marked by national debate regarding the importance of the humanities in higher education, program and budget cuts, and an ever-decreasing number of tenure-tract jobs. In addition, the humanities face quite literally a quantification of their value as the Academy adopts a more corporate mindset. This volume provides advice to professionals in the humanities on how to forge a useful, compelling, and productive career. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 184 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 946209845X 9789462098459 |