Portraits of Academic Life in Higher Education: From Hiring to Retiring - Paperback

by Dianne Conrad (Volume Editor), Walter Archer (Volume Editor)

The academic experiences and emotions shared in these chapters can be described as thoughtful, courageous, insightful, and worrisome. Collectively, authors draw a troubled higher education landscape that has evolved over the years from, to put it mildly, a "more pleasant" working environment in more generous times, to a less pleasant working environment in today's more restrictive, more competitive, and more financially difficult times.

However, on a positive note, contributing authors share their understanding of the core purpose of the higher education institution and its mission as purveyors of that purpose through adherence to the university's stated triad of goals: teaching, research, and service.

Author Biography

Dr Dianne Conrad is a retired adult educator. Formerly an editor of the International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL), she is currently an advising editor for the Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education (JODDE) at the University of Oldenburg, Germany.

Dr Walter Archer served for seven years on the board of the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, including two years as President. After his retirement, he continues to serve as book review editor for the Canadian Journal of Higher Education.