"Teaching, Including, and Supporting College Students with Intellectual Disabilities" provides higher education professionals and proponents of post-secondary education programs for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) with a comprehensive guide to developing new programs and inclusive practices for college students with ID.…

Teachers in their first few years of their teaching career require high quality, structured support to begin the journey towards becoming experts. Establishing research-based best practices and working habits set up early career teachers for a fulfilling and successful career. The requirements of teachers are constantly changing, and teachers need…

National Career Development Association (NCDA) is excited to release the re-imagined 7th edition of their influential guide to career assessment. Re-conceptualized and renamed to "A Comprehensive Guide to Career Assessment," the "Guide" contains important information career counselors, educators, and practitioners will find…

Professors can improve their chances of earning tenure by paying attention to organizing certain areas of their professional lives. Evidence of teaching effectiveness, professional and community service, research and other creative activities needs to be gathered and presented in a clear manner at faculty review proceedings. Good organizational…

This handbook provides guidance about controlling and directing an academic career by suggesting systematic approaches to key areas of responsibility and activity. It explores management and leadership in higher education, developing and promoting research and teaching, and coping with the changing university environment. The chapters of part 1,…

This book is aimed at new graduates of music schools and conservatories who are emerging as professional-level performers and composers of classical music. It provides useful information for anyone trying to break into the music field. The order of the chapters corresponds to the general order of what is necessary to focus on when developing a…

Several prominent educators and counselors discuss the importance of career development for all citizens in this report. They present successful strategies for using the National Career Development Guidelines at the state and local levels to improve programs and to make them available to diverse groups, at all ages and stages of their lives. The…

Designed to help women and minority college faculty navigate a path to tenure, this book looks at the political, scholarly, personal, and interpersonal issues. The chapters of part 1, Surveying the Landscape of the Sacred Grove, are: (1) The Journey toward Tenure (Joanne E. Cooper and Dannelle D. Stevens); (2) Case Studies: Learning from Others…

Urges speech communication students and professionals to assess carefully whether and how to approach consulting. Discusses misconceptions about lifestyle, ethical problems, and personal qualities of prospective consultants. Offers recommendations to make consulting both rewarding and legitimate. (PD)

This book is a guide to the strategies, opportunities, and practicalities of developing an academic career within the British higher education system. Following an introductory chapter, the first three chapters discuss the nature and development of academic careers, while the remaining five chapters examine different academic roles or tasks. The…

This article describes and presents evaluation results of a faculty promotion program initiated at the Medical College of Georgia. The program assists faculty in career development by facilitating faculty research and publication and in helping to secure extramural funding for its participants. (GLR)

This book contains analysis of and advice about work on committees in institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 is an orienting chapter, revealing what kind of creature a committee is; what it does in, for, and against the organizations in which it is embedded; and what the major kinds of committees are. Subsequent chapters deal with: (1) the…

This paper describes a career development course at Creighton University, which was designed to meet the needs of psychology majors. The course follows a three dimensional model consisting of increasing students' knowledge about themselves, their knowledge about the world of work, and their knowledge about job search skills. The course employs…

Analyzes the employment market for chemical professionals. Discussed are increasing the number of science graduates; demand for chemical professionals; and salaries. Information and services for career planning are indicated. (YP)

The calm appearance of dental faculty life belies the dynamic, fluid nature of faculty careers. The responsibilities, worries, and professional needs of beginning and experienced professors are distinctly different. A developmental framework can enhance a dental school's efforts to plan appropriate strategies for keeping faculty vital. (MSE)