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REVISED & UPDATED NEW FACULTY A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ACADEMIC BEGINNERS THIRD EDITION Christopher J. Lucas and John W. Murry, Jr. NEW FACULTY NEW FACULTY A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR ACADEMIC BEGINNERS THIRD EDITION Christopher J. Lucas and John W. Murry, Jr. new faculty Copyright © Christopher J. Lucas and John W. Murry, Jr., 2002, 2007, 2011. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 3rd edition 2011 978-0-230-11514-9 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First edition published in hardcover in 2002 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-0-230-11486-9 ISBN 978-0-230-12008-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230120082 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Letra Libre, Inc. Third edition: September 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii About the Authors ix Preface xi Part I Preliminary Considerations 1. Institutional Environment and the Academic Community 3 2. Faculty Mentoring 23 Part II Faculty Work Activities 3. Teaching: Lectures and Discussion 41 4. Active Learning and Other Instructional Management Issues 73 5. Advising Students 107 6. Getting Published 133 7. The Art of Grantsmanship 167 8. Faculty Service 189 9. Legal Issues and the Professoriate 213 Part III Concluding Considerations 10. Further Thoughts 241 Notes 267 Index 289 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks are owed to Shontarius Aiken, Barbara Goodman, Carol Warner, Michelle Schleibaum, and Chris Arnold for assistance with source materials; to the staff of the Faculty Support and Teaching Cen- ter at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville for their cooperation; and to Peggy Catron-Ping for her invaluable editorial scrutiny of successive manuscript drafts. We are indebted to colleagues and peers elsewhere across the country who provided illustrative commentary and anecdotal material used throughout. A special debt of gratitude is owed Sonja Bennett for her assistance in the preparation of the manuscript. Support from Michael Flamini, Meg Weaver, Karin Bolender, Amanda Johnson, and others at Palgrave in carrying this project forward is also greatly appreciated. In preparing the revised edition of this work, special thanks were owed to Sherrie Starkey, Brigitte Shull, Jared Smith, Ronna Turner, and Cheryl Murphy. We are greatly indebted to Tamara St. Marthe for her invaluable assistance and we also want to thank Kaylan Connally of Palgrave M acmillan for her support and help in the preparation of this third edition. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Christopher J. Lucas is currently Professor of Higher Education and for- mer Head of the Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations in the College of Education and Health Professions, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. He holds degrees from Syracuse University (B.A.), Northwestern University (M.A.T.), and Ohio State University (Ph.D.). He previously served as Interim Director of the Center for International Programs and Studies and Professor of Education Policy Studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and subsequently as Chair of the Depart- ment of Educational Psychology and Leadership at Kent State University. He is the author or editor of 14 previous books. Lucas is former president of the American Educational Studies Association, the Society of Professors of Education, and the Council of Learned Societies in Education. John W. Murry, Jr., is currently Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Higher Education. He formerly served as Associate Dean for Administration and Interim Department Head in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville. He holds B.S.B.A., M.B.A., J.D., and Ed.D. degrees from the University of Arkansas. He has served as a faculty member at Mesa State College in Grand Junc- tion, Colorado, and Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Murry is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) and Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).
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