Portraits of Academic Life in Higher Education: From Hiring to Retiring (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004716100)

The academic experiences and emotions shared in these chapters can be described as thoughtful, courageous, insightful, and worrisome. Collectively, authors draw a troubled higher education landscape that has evolved over the years from, to put it mildly, a "more pleasant" working environment in more generous times, to a less pleasant working environment in today's more restrictive, more competitive, and more financially difficult times.

However, on a positive note, contributing authors share their understanding of the core purpose of the higher education institution and its mission as purveyors of that purpose through adherence to the university's stated triad of goals: teaching, research, and service.

Author: Dianne Conrad
ISBN-10: 9004716106
ISBN-13: 9789004716100
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 12/18/2024
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback