The Academic Self: An Owner's Manual

by Donald E. Hall

Book Overview

Donald E. Hall offers a self-help book designed for academics, from graduate students to tenured faculty. He helps readers engage in an active process of career management, goal setting, prioritization, and reflection on the norms that constitute what he calls "academic selfhood." Drawing broadly on the insights of Anthony Giddens' notions of reflexivity and self-identity, Hall encourages new and seasoned scholars to "own up to" the behaviors,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814250998
• ISBN13: 9780814250990
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"