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Autor/in | Kowles, Richard V. |
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Titel | A passion to teach. Fifty-eight years of humorous, weird, & engaging tales. |
Quelle | Edina, MN: Beaver's Pond Press (2013), VIII, 237 |
Beigaben | Illustrationen; Karten |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
ISBN | 9780977883219; 0977883213 |
Schlagwörter | Autobiografie; Minnesota; USA; Kowles, Richard V; Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; Faculty; Biography; Biografie; Biologists; Teaching; Anecdotes; Anekdote; Universities and colleges; Erziehung |
Abstract | Part I. The road to a teaching career -- 1. Much to remember -- 2. Experiencing good teachers and the other kind -- 3. Wanting to teach -- 4. Working my way through college -- 5. The preparation to teach -- 6. The anxiety of job hunting -- Part II. A flurry of faculty handbooks not read -- 7. The first job: a rookie at work -- 8. From the Iron Range to agriculture -- 9. Two master's degrees while teaching -- 10. On to suburbia -- 11. Going for broke, literally -- Part III. Finally becoming a professor -- 12. Teaching in college -- 13. Chairing the department: not all fun -- 14. Research and never-ending grantmanship -- 15. Scientists must communicate -- 16. Work, home, and family: the need to multitask -- 17. Memorable colleagues: thumbs up and down -- Part IV. Pedagogical aspects -- 18. Challenges of teaching genetics -- 19. Personal viewpoints -- 20. Parting thoughts. |
Erfasst von | Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
Update | 2015/3/09 |