TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spector,Barbara S.
TI  - The unorthodox professor: surviving and thriving as a change agent in education 
SN  - 9789463511766
AV  - LB1778.2 .S64 2018
PY  - 2017///?]
CY  - Rotterdam, the Netherlands
PB  - Sense Publishers
KW  - Spector, Barbara S.,
KW  - College teachers
KW  - United States
KW  - Universities and colleges
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter --; Copyright page; Barbara S. Spector --; Dedication; Barbara S. Spector --; Prologue; Barbara S. Spector --; List of Figures and Tables; Barbara S. Spector --; Life Overview; Barbara S. Spector --; Early Life; Barbara S. Spector --; Career Path; Barbara S. Spector --; A Change Agent Learning to be a Professor; Barbara S. Spector --; Using Community Resources for Teaching; Barbara S. Spector --; Designing Programs and Courses; Barbara S. Spector --; Initial Courses and Programs; Barbara S. Spector --; More Courses and Programs, Part 1; Barbara S. Spector --; More Courses and Programs, Part 2; Barbara S. Spector --; Emergent Social Issues; Barbara S. Spector --; Grantsmanship – Government Agencies; Barbara S. Spector --; The Audit – Peculiar Consequence of the Paradigm Shift1; Barbara S. Spector --; Grant Life – Private Gifts – The Green Place Saga; Barbara S. Spector --; University Politics1; Barbara S. Spector --; Gender Issues – A Sign of the Times; Barbara S. Spector --; Thriving in my Career; Barbara S. Spector --; Professional Associations; Barbara S. Spector --; Sources of Satisfaction and Joy in My Work; Barbara S. Spector --; Learning from My Graduate Students; Barbara S. Spector --; Epilogue; Barbara S. Spector --; Back Matter --; Glossary of Acronyms; Barbara S. Spector --; Name Index; Barbara S. Spector --; Subject Index; Barbara S. Spector; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - The book is an autoethnography (self-analysis) of a woman’s career as an educator that spans half a century. Her stories as a visionary change agent in STEM education provide •an unorthodox approach to surviving and thriving in academia. By candidly “telling tales out-of-school” about events common in higher education – but not openly talked about – these stories and 149 lessons learned can be a roadmap for both seasoned and early career faculty; •a guide to sources of joy and satisfaction – career rewards;◦insight to attaining grants from public and private sources to develop programs for diverse learners and for community engagement; ◦a federal grant funding program officer’s use of a systemic approach to infuse marine education nationally; ◦adventures of an out-of-the-box high school biology teacher as a template for use of the community as a resource for teaching K-12; ◦use of program and course development for learners of all ages in formal and informal settings as a mechanism for change. Social issues emerging during this study that are relevant to the next generation of educators include a woman's role in society, gender discrimination, and sexual harassment; shifting paradigms, school reform, resistance to change, and educational funding; environmental degradation and climate change
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789463511766
ER  -