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A field guide to grad school : uncovering the hidden curriculum / Jessica McCrory Calarco.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]Description: xii, 459 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0691201099
  • 9780691201092
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB2371.4 .C25 2020
Contents:
Introduction -- Choosing a program -- Building your team -- Deciphering academic jargon -- Reading and writing about other people's research -- Staying on track in your program -- Doing research and finding funding -- Writing about your research -- Publishing and promoting your work -- Talking about your research -- Going to conferences -- Navigating the job market -- Balancing teaching, research, service and life -- Conclusion.
Summary: "Some of the most important things you need to know to succeed in graduate school-like how to choose a good advisor, get funding for your work, and whether to celebrate or cry when a journal tells you to revise and resubmit an article-won't be covered in any class. They are part of a hidden curriculum that you are just expected to know or somehow learn on your own-or else. In this comprehensive survival guide for grad school, Jessica McCrory Calarco walks you through the secret knowledge and skills that are essential for navigating every critical stage of the postgraduate experience, from deciding whether to go to grad school in the first place to finishing your degree and landing a job. An invaluable resource for every prospective and current grad student in any discipline, A Field Guide to Grad School will save you grief-and help you thrive-in school and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-449) and index.

Introduction -- Choosing a program -- Building your team -- Deciphering academic jargon -- Reading and writing about other people's research -- Staying on track in your program -- Doing research and finding funding -- Writing about your research -- Publishing and promoting your work -- Talking about your research -- Going to conferences -- Navigating the job market -- Balancing teaching, research, service and life -- Conclusion.

"Some of the most important things you need to know to succeed in graduate school-like how to choose a good advisor, get funding for your work, and whether to celebrate or cry when a journal tells you to revise and resubmit an article-won't be covered in any class. They are part of a hidden curriculum that you are just expected to know or somehow learn on your own-or else. In this comprehensive survival guide for grad school, Jessica McCrory Calarco walks you through the secret knowledge and skills that are essential for navigating every critical stage of the postgraduate experience, from deciding whether to go to grad school in the first place to finishing your degree and landing a job. An invaluable resource for every prospective and current grad student in any discipline, A Field Guide to Grad School will save you grief-and help you thrive-in school and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.

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