The Academic Sabbatical
The Academic Sabbatical

Author: Timothy Sibbald

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 2022-04-26

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0776629670

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The Academic Sabbatical: A Voyage of Discovery is a collection of narratives that reveals how important sabbaticals are to faculty and, by extension, to higher education. This in-depth look at the diverse experiences and perspectives provides a wealth of evidence that sabbaticals are instrumental in increasing productivity in terms of research and knowledge dissemination. These periods of self-directed and focused work enable scholars to restore their academic energies, leading to enhanced engagement with their programs, graduate students, and intellectual exchange among peers. Although not without challenges and tensions, sabbaticals help academics build stronger and deeper connections. While this book stands alone in promoting the richness and potential of the sabbatical as a structural feature of the academy, it is a great follow-up to The Academic Gateway and Beyond the Academic Gateway, which respectively discuss the tenure-track and tenure experience. This book is the third in the Lives in the Canadian Academic Landscape triptych.

Sabbaticals 101
Sabbaticals 101

Author: Nancy Matthews

Publisher:

Published: 2008-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781581071498

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Reduce the stress, ease the transition, and increase the joy of your next sabbatical. After the professional arrangements have been made, Sabbaticals 101 will guide you through the nuts and bolts of planning and enjoying an academic leave. Issues such as housing, finances, and the settling-in blues are addressed with humor and understanding. A veteran of five overseas sabbaticals and exchanges with her family, Nancy Matthews has learned what works - and what doesn't. She has supplemented this personal experience with interviews of forty other sabbatical veterans, as well as research on cross-cultural adjustment, travelling with children, living abroad, and returning home. Whether you are planning your first or fourth sabbatical, travelling across the world or just settling into a city nearby, read this book first!

The Future of Higher Education
The Future of Higher Education

Author: Dan Clawson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-08-06

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 1136164448

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Higher education is more important than ever, for individual success and for national economic growth. And yet higher education in the United States is in crisis: public funding has been in free fall; tuition has skyrocketed making colleges and universities less accessible; basic structures such as tenure are under assault. The Future of Higher Education analyzes the crisis in higher education, describing how a dominant neo-liberal political ideology has significantly changed the U.S. system of higher education. The book examines the contemporary landscape of higher education institutions and asks and answers these questions: Who is able to attend college? Who pays for our system of higher education? Who works at and who governs colleges and universities? The book concludes with a plan for radically revitalizing higher education in the United States. The goal of this new, unique Series is to offer readable, teachable "thinking frames" on today’s social problems and social issues by leading scholars, all in short 60 page or shorter formats, and available for view on http://routledge.customgateway.com/routledge-social-issues.html For instructors teaching a wide range of courses in the social sciences, the Routledge Social Issues Collection now offers the best of both worlds: originally written short texts that provide "overviews" to important social issues as well as teachable excerpts from larger works previously published by Routledge and other presses.

Academic Writing for Military Personnel
Academic Writing for Military Personnel

Author: Adam Chapnick

Publisher: University of Ottawa Press

Published: 2010-10-27

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 0776618857

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Academic Writing for Military Personnel is written for members of the military who are either new to or re-entering the academic community and who need to familiarize themselves with academic writing. The authors, an experienced writing instructor and a retired military officer, show how persuasive academic writing enhances officers’ effectiveness in their regular duties, especially as they reach more senior levels of service. They explain the differences between staff writing and academic writing, and outline some of the common errors military personnel make when transitioning from one to the other. The book’s chapters outline the value of strong written communication skills, the research process, the writing process, academic referencing, and frequent grammatical and syntactical errors. Specific examples chosen with a military audience in mind are integrated throughout the book to provide the reader with relevant and practical guidance. The book concludes with a discussion on how officers can use the knowledge they have acquired through their professional experiences in their academic work. As the only comprehensive guide to effective academic writing designed specifically for military personnel, this book will be a crucial addition to the libraries of junior and senior officers in militaries worldwide.

Rhythms of Academic Life
Rhythms of Academic Life

Author: Peter J. Frost

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Published: 1996-07-16

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 1452264694

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This invaluable source book offers guidance, support and advice for those contemplating or involved in academic careers. The contributions provide rich, personal, sometimes poignant and often humorous accounts of shared and unique experiences of those in the world of academia.

Airportness
Airportness

Author: Christopher Schaberg

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2017-09-21

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1501325701

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"Explores the surprising connections between the common experience of air travel and how we think about nature"--

The Work of Literature in an Age of Post-Truth
The Work of Literature in an Age of Post-Truth

Author: Christopher Schaberg

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2018-07-26

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1501334328

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A 2019 Prose Award Finalist What is the role of literary studies in an age of Twitter threads and viral news? If the study of literature today is not just about turning to classic texts with age-old questions, neither is it a rejection of close reading or critical inquiry. Through the lived experience of a humanities professor in a rapidly changing world, this book explores how the careful study of literature and culture may be precisely what we need to navigate our dizzying epoch of post-truth politics and ecological urgency.

Sabbaticals
Sabbaticals

Author: Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13:

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In 2007, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges adopted the paper "Sabbaticals: Benefiting Faculty, The Institution, and Students." Based in part on survey results, it reiterated the fundamental value of the sabbatical leave concept, but uncovered wide disparities in implementation among California's community colleges. This paper proceeds from the assumption that sabbatical leave is crucial to the academic well-being of any institution, and then examines the three main procedural components of an effective leave policy: application and approval, actual leave activities, and final reporting and dissemination. Suggestions are made for how local academic senates can ensure that all three components function effectively together to encourage wide participation and produce a vibrant sabbatical leave program. This will greatly benefit the wider college family of students, faculty, institution and community. Appendices include: (1) Education Code Language Regarding Sabbaticals; (2) Application Form (Los Angeles District); (3) Application Cover Sheet (Diablo Valley College); (4) Application Cover Sheet (Mission West Valley District); (5) Scoring Rubric (Diablo Valley College); and (6) Load-AFT Contract, Article 25.0 (Los Angeles District). A bibliography is included. (Contains 2 figures and 2 footnotes.).

Clergy Renewal
Clergy Renewal

Author: Richard Bullock

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2000-04-01

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 156699487X

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Planned time away from the parish for study, rest, and spiritual renewal can be beneficial-and often necessary-for any pastor, as well as for the congregation. In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of Alban’s popular Sabbatical Planning for Clergy and Congregations, Bullock and Bruesehoff provide the definitive guide to putting together refreshing pastoral sabbaticals that can help keep ministry vital and growing for the long term