Education Books

The New Academic: A Strategic Handbook

Shelda Debowski — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:49:37 PST

In today's competitive academic environment, you need to be able to operate strategically as a teacher, researcher and leader to establish yourself and progress. This book shows you how to take ownership of your career, build a strong support base and integrate regular evaluative and reflective practices to monitor the success of your career strategy. The book:

Explains the broader higher education context and the way academics are assessed and evaluated
Explores the key support strategies that can be accessed, including mentors and sponsors
Includes practical checklists and tips on academic practices, including grant seeking, publishing, teaching, networking and managing research projects
Examines critical issues such as dealing with difficult academic cultures and bullying.

[Retrieved from publisher's website: http://mcgraw-hill.co.uk/html/0335245358.html]

Supervising a Research Thesis: A Practical Guide

Richard G. Berlach — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:37:21 PDT

Introduction (Or… what have I gotten myself into?)

Supervising a thesis student is not difficult. It can, however, be angst-inducing for inexperienced supervisors. I recall my own insecurity when asked to supervise my first thesis candidate – an Honours student for whom hindsight makes me feel sorry. I remember at the time seeking the advice of a more experienced colleague, bemoaning the fact that I was too inexperienced for the task. His response was simply “so what’s the best way to get experience?”. These words, although perceived as being dismissively callous at the time, have held me in good stead.

ISBN: 9780646542492

Changing Careers to Become a School Teacher: A Study of Mature Age Preservice Teachers in Career Transition

Matthew B. Etherington — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:51:18 PDT

Changing careers to become a school teacher explores the career transition journey of 17 mature age individuals who had for particular reasons decided to leave their first careers and become elementary school teachers. Their career transitions were sometimes taken in response to resolving a difficulty with their work life, while others had undergone retrenchment and were forced to pursue a brand new career. This book was developed from their experiences, perceptions and motivations. It is hoped that their stories will serve to be both personally and professionally enriching for those who are considering a career change in general and a career change to school teaching in particular.

Due to copyright restrictions this book is unavailable for download

The Role of the Internet in the Primary School Classroom: From a learning and teaching perspective

Chris Campbell — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:34:37 PDT

Computer related technology is increasingly used in society today, and has influenced in various ways on classrooms across the world. In New South Wales, Australia, there has been an increasing emphasis on teaching using information and communication technology (ICT), and in particular the Internet. This study has investigated how the Internet was used to support teaching and learning in primary school classrooms. Case study methodology was used for the study to provide an in-depth view of how some teachers have integrated the use of the Internet into their classroom teaching and learning activities. Data for this study were collected from four public primary schools in New South Wales, during one ten week school term. The study found that while all of the teachers used the Internet to some degree to support teaching and learning activities in the classroom this was done in various ways and with varying success. In particular, ICT infrastructure, access, and use varied between classes and schools. Also of importance were the pedagogical aspects of integrating Internet technology into the classroom teaching program.

ISBN: 978-3-639-04504-8