Becoming an Academic - (Universities Into the 21st Century) by Lynn McAlpine & Gerlese Akerlind (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This book draws on research in Australia, Canada, UK, and US into the experiences of doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and new academics. Each chapter develops research-informed implications for policy and practice to support developing academics, and concludes with commentaries by early career academics, developers and administrators.

About the Author

LYNN McALPINE is Professor of Higher Education Development at the University of Oxford, UK. She has been recognized in distinguished research awards from the American Educational Research Association and the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education.

GERLESE AKERLIND is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods at The Australian National University. She is an honorary Research Associate of the Oxford Learning Institute, the University of Oxford, UK.
LYNN McALPINE is Professor of Higher Education Development at the University of Oxford, UK. She has been recognized in distinguished research awards from the American Educational Research Association and the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education.

GERLESE AKERLIND is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods at The Australian National University. She is an honorary Research Associate of the Oxford Learning Institute, the University of Oxford, UK.