The art and politics of college teaching : a practical guide for the beginning professor / edited by Karl D. Hostetler, R. McLaran Sawyer, and Keith W. Prichard.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword -- Introduction -- Pt. I. Role Expectations for Beginning Professors at Eight Institutions of Higher Education -- The Making of a Scholarly Career at Major Research University -- Meeting Expectations for Research, Teaching, and Service at the Comprehensive Public University: The Dominance of the Discipline -- Teaching at a Small Liberal Arts College -- Building a Future at "the Premiere Teaching University" in the Midwest -- Role Expectations for the New and Not-So-New Professors at Grambling State University -- Women's Education at Women's Colleges: Responsibilities and Challenges for New Faculty Members -- Expectations for New Professors at Fresno Pacific College: A Religiously Oriented Institution -- Perspectives on Values Needed for Teaching at the Two-Year College -- Pt. II. Step-by-Step Analysis of Career Patterns for Faculty Members -- Getting the Job: Anxiety and Aspirin -- Getting the Job: With a Little Bit of Luck. and a Whole Lot of Forethought -- The Complexities of the Job Search Multiplied by Two -- Accepting the Job: The Die Is Cast -- The Decisions, Dilemmas, and Opportunities Involved in Accepting a Non-Tenure Track Appointment -- Benefits -- Making the Transition: Demands and Decisions of the First Months on the Job -- On Becoming a Professor: Identity and Responsibility in the Student-to-Professor Transition -- Getting Along with Colleagues: A Cultural Perspective -- Creating the New Course: Putting the Show on the Road -- Navigating the Wood: An Essay on Course Planning -- Some Considerations for the University Teaching Faculty -- Research Agenda for the Beginner: When Your Feet Hit the Ground, Start Running -- Scholarly Publications It's Still Publish or Perish -- Promotion and Tenure Keys to the Kingdom -- Promotion and Tenure -- Committees, Associations and Organizations: The Fine Art of Networking -- Gaming National Recognition: A Place in the Sun -- Leaving Gracefully or Not So Gracefully -- Pt. III. Legal and Ethical Issues for Faculty -- Legal Rights and Responsibilities of College Faculty -- Academic Freedom and College Teaching -- Affirmative Action: Myths and Realities -- Ethics of the Profession: Complexities of Collegiality, Professionalism, Morality, and Virtue -- Contributors.

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