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Article: Conceptualizing the academic life: graduate students' perspectives.
- Article from:
- Journal of Higher Education
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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Envisioning a Faculty Life
A faculty member passes John R. in the hall during his sophomore
year and remarks that John seems to have an academic bent of mind.
Another professor, in addition to being a great teacher in the
classroom, engages John in discussions in her office from time to
time. John R., beginning to see himself in this role of faculty
member, looks more closely at the life the faculty around him lead.
He notes--and likes--the fact that he sees his professors coming and
going as they please, determining their own daily schedules, teaching
and advising now and then.
John R. enters graduate school with a very positive view of ...