ISBN: 9780691201092
Editorial: Princeton University Press
Año de edición: 2020
N° Paginas: 480
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Críticas [A] much-needed practical contribution . . . a tremendous resource . . . [A Field Guide to Grad School] should be required reading not just for aspiring graduate students but for the faculty and administrators who shape the culture and structure of graduate education.---Becca Spindel Bassett, The Harvard Educational ReviewExtremely valuable. . . . Undergraduate students considering graduate school as well as current graduate students will find the information contained here helpful, making this a useful guide for college and university libraries. Highly recommended for anyone curious about what to expect in graduate school.-- "Library Journal, starred review" An essential handbook to the unwritten and often unspoken knowledge and skills you need to succeed in grad schoolSome of the most important things you need to know in order to succeed in graduate school--like how to choose a good advisor, how to get funding for your work, and whether to celebrate or cry when a journal tells you to revise and resubmit an article--won't be covered in any class. They are part of a hidden curriculum that you are just expected to know or somehow learn on your own--or else. In this comprehensive survival guide for grad school, Jessica McCrory Calarco walks you through the secret knowledge and skills that are essential for navigating every critical stage of the postgraduate experience, from deciding whether to go to grad school in the first place to finishing your degree and landing a job. An invaluable resource for every prospective and current grad student in any discipline, A Field Guide to Grad School will save you grief--and help you thrive--in school and beyond. Provides invaluable advice about how to: Choose and apply to a graduate programStay on track in your programPublish and promote your workGet the most out of conferencesNavigate the job marketBalance teaching, research, service, and life Biografía del autor Jessica McCrory Calarco is associate professor of sociology at Indiana University and the author of Negotiating Opportunities: How the Middle Class Secures Advantages in School. She has written for the Atlantic and Inside Higher Ed, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, Time, and the Chronicle of Higher Education, and on BBC Radio and NPR. Twitter @JessicaCalarco
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Calarco, Jessica McCrory
- Editorial: Princeton University Press
- N° Paginas: 480
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
