Overview

At a time when higher education institutions in the United States are the subject of increased media scrutiny and nearly continuous loss of funding by resource-strapped state legislatures, a greater understanding of higher education’s bulwark resource—mid-career research and teaching faculty—is more important than ever. Faculty at mid-career comprise the largest segment of academia. For some, this is a time of significant productivity and creativity, yet for others, it is a time of disillusionment and stagnation. Revealing impediments and pathways to faculty job satisfaction and productivity will strengthen higher education institutions by protecting, fostering, and maintaining this vital workforce. In this collection we will explore the lives of mid-career faculty as our authors uncover the complexities in this stage of professional life and discuss support systems for the transition into this period of faculties’ academic careers. Mid-Career Faculty: Trends, Barriers, and Possibilities is designed for faculty leaders, administration, policymakers, and anyone concerned with the future of higher education. This text offers an examination into an often overlooked period of academic life, that of post-tenure mid-career faculty. Therefore, the aim of this text is to deepen our understanding of the lives of mid-career faculty, to identify barriers that impede job advancement and satisfaction, and to offer suggestions for changes to current policy and practice in higher education. Contributors are: Joyce Alexander, Michael Bernard-Donals, Pradeep Bhardwaj, Kimberly Buch, Javier Cavazos, Jay R. Dee, Anne M. DeFelippo, Andrea Dulin, Jeremiah Fisk, Carrie Graham, Debbie L. Hahs-Vaughn, Florencio Eloy Hernandez, Yvette Huet, Jane McLeod, Jennifer McGarry, Maria L. Morales, Eliza Pavalko, Laura Plummer, Mandy Rispoli, Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw, J. Blake Scott, Michael Terwillegar, Jenna Thomas and Claudia Vela.

Full Product Details

Author:   Anita G. Welch ,  Jocelyn Bolin ,  Daniel Reardon
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Weight:   0.383kg
ISBN:  

9789004408166

ISBN 10:   9004408169
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   01 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Introduction  Anita G. Welch, Jocelyn Bolin and Daniel Reardon PART 1: Barriers and Challenges in the Lives of Mid-Career Faculty 1 Mid-Career Faculty: The Current State of the Field  Michael Terwillegar, Jenna Thomas and Jocelyn Bolin 2 Sustaining Faculty Vitality at Mid-Career: Individual and Institutional Strategies  Anne M. DeFelippo and Jay R. Dee 3 The Academic Mother at Mid-Career  Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw 4 Career Advancement Experiences of Mid-Career Women Faculty and Those across African, Latinx, Asian, and Native American Diasporas  Carrie Graham and Jennifer McGarry Part 2: Strategies to Support Mid-Career Faculty 5 Making Time: Supporting Mid-Career Faculty through Mentoring  Michael Bernard-Donals 6 A Comprehensive Approach to Supporting and Promoting Mid-Career Faculty  Kimberly Buch, Andrea Dulin and Yvette Huet 7 Faculty Writing Groups: A Tool for Providing Support, Community, and Accountability at Mid-Career  Laura Plummer, Eliza Pavalko, Joyce Alexander and Jane McLeod 8 Career Development Strategies for Mid-Career Faculty  Pradeep Bhardwaj, Debbie L. Hahs-Vaughn, Florencio Eloy Hernandez and J. Blake Scott 9 Keeping the Momentum: Mid-Career Faculty Mentorship  Mandy Rispoli  10 Using Organizational, Functional, and Personal Development to Help Mid-Career Faculty Members Javier Cavazos-Vela, Maria L. Morales, Claudia Vela and Jeremiah Fisk 11 Conclusion: Protecting and Promoting Higher Education’s Greatest Resource  Daniel Reardon Index

Reviews

Author Information

Anita G. Welch, Ph.D. (2007), University of Kansas, is Dean of the College of Education at Wayne State University. She has published numerous articles on a variety of topics, including mid-career faculty and dispositions of online faculty. Jocelyn H. Bolin, Ph.D. (2009), Indiana University, is a Professor of Educational Psychology at Ball State University. She has co-authored several textbooks on multilevel statistical modeling and has published on a wide variety of topics including mid-career faculty productivity and satisfaction. Daniel Reardon, D.A. (1993), State University of New York at Albany, is Associate Professor of English at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dan has published articles on program administration, popular culture, and digital pedagogy.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions