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Quick starters: New faculty who succeed
Author(s) -
Boice Robert
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.37219914810
Subject(s) - feeling , psychology , higher education , medical education , public relations , pedagogy , social psychology , mathematics education , political science , medicine , law
Some faculty find their working situations and their careers to be energizing and productive. Others are frustrated, unproductive, and will “burn out” quickly, leaving behind a trail of effort without success and ill feelings toward their institutions and the professoriate. What are the differences between these two types and can we capitalize on the skills and working styles of the “quick starters” to help those less fortunate?