{"product_id":"the-academic-portfolio-paperback","title":"The Academic Portfolio - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Seldin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. Elizabeth Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive book focuses squarely on academic portfolios, which may prove to be the most innovative and promising faculty evaluation and development technique in years. The authors identify key issues, red flag warnings, and benchmarks for success, describing the what, why, and how of developing academic portfolios. The book includes an extensively tested step-by-step approach to creating portfolios and lists 21 possible portfolio items covering teaching, research\/scholarship, and service from which faculty can choose the ones most relevant to them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thrust of this book is unique: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt provides time-tested strategies and proven advice for getting started with portfolios.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt includes a research-based rubric grounded in input from 200 faculty members and department chairs from across disciplines and institutions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt examines specific guiding questions to consider when preparing every subsection of the portfolio.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIt presents 18 portfolio models from 16 different academic disciplines.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned for faculty members, department chairs, deans, and members of promotion and tenure committees, all of whom are essential partners in developing successful academic portfolio programs, the book will also be useful to graduate students, especially those planning careers as faculty members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Academic Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If faculty heed the suggestions and advice in this book, preparing materials for promotion and tenure will be a much easier task and a far more effective process.\" \u003cb\u003e --Mary Lou Higgerson, \u003c\/b\u003e vice president for academic affairs, Baldwin-Wallace College \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I cannot think of a more timely, useful, and applied tool for faculty and administrators than this comprehensive book by Seldin and Miller.\" \u003cb\u003e --Barbara Millis, \u003c\/b\u003e director of the TEAM Center, University of Texas at San Antonio \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bravo! Seldin and Miller have done it. Every faculty member should develop a portfolio. Every dean and department chair needs to read this book.\" \u003cb\u003e --Walter H. Gmelch, \u003c\/b\u003e dean, School of Education, University of San Francisco \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When I applied for promotion and tenure, I wish I had known the important lessons of this influential and practical book.\" \u003cb\u003e --John Zubizarreta, \u003c\/b\u003e professor of English, Columbia College, South Carolina \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Seldin and Miller provide an easy-to-use template, guided reflections, and valuable models that chart the course for success.\" \u003cb\u003e --Melanie Harris, \u003c\/b\u003e Department of Religion and Ethics, Texas Christian University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book provides broad presentation strategies, helpful prompts for reflection, and portfolio examples from different disciplines that are worth their weight in gold.\" \u003cb\u003e --Sheri Spaine Long, \u003c\/b\u003e chair, Department of Foreign Languages, University of Alabama at Birmingham \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'll share this book and recommend it to my junior faculty members and others seeking to be promoted.\" \u003cb\u003e --Anisa M. Zvonkovic, \u003c\/b\u003e chair, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful catalyst that helps young academics define their careers with precision and effectively and reflectively accelerate their membership in the academy.\" \u003cb\u003e --R. Nowell Donovan, \u003c\/b\u003e provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, Texas Christian University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE AUTHORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Seldin\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Management Emeritus at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Elizabeth Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of Family and Child Studies at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220197720313,"sku":"9780470256992","price":67.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SDI5SzZtQzhMMDVBTVYyazR5TERNdz09.webp?v=1768174414","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-academic-portfolio-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}