Description: What are the experiences of academics around the time they earn tenure? Beyond the Academic Gateway explores the experiences of scholars from universities across Canada. Their experiences are, doubtlessly, representative of the academy, and bring a wealth of insight for graduate students (and prospective students), professors, and administrators.
Brief description: Cecile Badenhorst is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education in the Adult/Post-Secondary programs at Memorial University. She teaches courses on academic literacies and adult teaching. She has published three books in this area: Research Writing (2007), Dissertation Writing (2008), and Productive Writing (2010).
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Beyond the Academic Gateway: Looking Back on the Tenure-Track Journey is a follow-up to Sibbald and Hanford's 2017 edited volume: The Academic Gateway: Understanding the Journey to Tenure. Beyond the Academic Gateway, as a sequel, stands as a follow-up to the original book and shares updates from the original authors on their successful or ongoing work towards gaining tenure.
As I have found the primary strength of this book to be how it shares personal and individual perspectives of academics, I have divided the chapters into groups based on the types of experiences they show: (...) stress, tension, and mental health, (...) growing comfort, and (...) community. Those finding the trek towards tenure to be difficult may feel a sense of camaraderie when reading about the authors' difficulties. - Summer Cowley, Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 196, 128-130.https: //journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cjeap/article/view/71464--Summer Cowley "Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 196, 128-130"