Behind the Academic Curtain How to Find Success and Happiness With a Phd

More people than ever are going to graduate school to seek a PhD these days. When they get there, they discover a bewildering environment. The author offers an user-friendly map to this maze. Drawing on decades of experience in academia, he provides a comprehensive, empirically grounded practical guide to academic life.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Frank F. Furstenbergis the Zellerbach Family Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of many books, most recently "Destinies of the Disadvantaged: The Politics of Teenage Childbearing." He lives in Philadelphia.

Zusammenfassung

More people than ever are going to graduate school to seek a PhD these days. When they get there, they discover a bewildering environment. The author offers an user-friendly map to this maze. Drawing on decades of experience in academia, he provides a comprehensive, empirically grounded practical guide to academic life.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Frank F. Furstenberg, Frank Furstenberg, Furstenberg Frank F.
• Verlag: University Of Chicago Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.09.2013
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Pädagogik > Bildungswesen; Ratgeber > Recht, Beruf, Finanzen > Ausbildung, Beruf, Karriere; Sachbuch > Lexika, Nachschlagewerke > Lexika, Enzyklopädien
• EAN: 9780226066103
• ISBN: 978-0-226-06610-3
• Anzahl Seiten: 208
• Serie: Chicago Guides to Academic Life; Chicago Guides to Academic Lif; Chicago Guides to Academic Life; Chicago Guides to Academic Lif
• Themen: SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Education, Advice on careers & achieving success, universities, Advice on careers and achieving success, Higher education, tertiary education, Advice on education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher