Mentor in a Manual: Climbing the Academic Ladder to Tenure - Softcover

Clay Schoenfeld; Robert Magnan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1891859552 ISBN 13: 9781891859557

Publisher: Atwood Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

The practice of mentoring is often in the current public dialogue of education. And the process of achieving tenure is an area particularly in need of "a wise and loyal advisor."

Mentor in a Manual, in its 3rd edition, has been a trusted guide for many new faculty members as they begin their academic careers. it is often used as a parting gift to graduates from advisors or major professors. And it serves as a resource for senior faculty as they practice their own mentoring.

About this title

About the Author

The late Clay Schoenfeld had a long and distinguished career in academia becoming both emeritus dean and emeritus professor of the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His journalism background provided a foundation for teaching and writing. He wrote extensively about higher education leadership and mass communication and was an advocate for young professionals as they entered teaching and administration.

Clay was also involved in ecology issues, as he said long before they were known as ecology. He was the founding executive editor of "The Journal of Environmental Education" and presented classes and seminars across the United States.

Bob Magnan came to the field of higher education writing and publishing after many years of teaching. He holds a BA in English and an MA in French from Michigan State University and a PhD in French from Indiana University. He taught for 13 years while involved in editing journals, translating, research, and language textbook development. He was the long-time Managing Editor of The Teaching Professor newsletter and is currently involved in publishing and editing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atwood Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1891859552
• ISBN 13: 9781891859557
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1