A field guide to grad school : uncovering the hidden curriculum

A field guide to grad school Uncovering the hidden curriculum

Jessica McCrory Calarco, 1983-

Book - 2020

"Some of the most important things you need to know to succeed in graduate school-like how to choose a good advisor, get funding for your work, and whether to celebrate or cry when a journal tells you to revise and resubmit an article-won't be covered in any class. They are part of a hidden curriculum that you are just expected to know or somehow learn on your own-or else. In this comprehensive survival guide for grad school, Jessica McCrory Calarco walks you through the secret knowledge and skills that are essential for navigating every critical stage of the postgraduate experience, from deciding whether to go to grad school in the first place to finishing your degree and landing a job. An invaluable resource for every prospectiv...e and current grad student in any discipline, A Field Guide to Grad School will save you grief-and help you thrive-in school and beyond"--

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Subjects
Universities and colleges > United States > Graduate work > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Graduate students > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Published
Princeton : Princeton University Press [2020]
Language
English
Main Author
Jessica McCrory Calarco, 1983- (author)
Physical Description
xii, 459 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-449) and index.
ISBN
9780691201092
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Choosing a Program
  • Chapter 2. Building Your Team
  • Chapter 3. Deciphering Academic Jargon
  • Chapter 4. Reading and Writing about Other People's Research
  • Chapter 5. Staying on Track in Your Program
  • Chapter 6. Doing Research and Finding Funding
  • Chapter 7. Writing about Your Research
  • Chapter 8. Publishing and Promoting Your Work
  • Chapter 9. Talking about Your Research
  • Chapter 10. Going to Conferences
  • Chapter 11. Navigating the Job Market
  • Chapter 12. Balancing Teaching, Research, Service, and Life
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Sample CV-Master's Degree
  • Appendix B. Sample CV-Job Market
  • Appendix C. Sample CV-Pre-tenure
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

Calarco (sociology, Indiana Univ.; Negotiating Opportunities) takes readers through the time line of graduate school, from deciding whether to attend to ensuring life-work balance upon employment as an academic. One of the strengths of her book is how she makes visible the "hidden curriculum," or the elements of graduate school that are taken for granted but not explicitly taught. Calarco provides practical and actionable advice about everything from finding mentors and advisers to pursuing publishing. Sample documents such as email templates (for instance, how to request a letter of recommendation from a professor) will be extremely valuable to students new to the process. VERDICT Undergraduate students considering graduate school as well as current graduate students will find the information contained here helpful, making this a useful guide for college and university libraries. Highly recommended for anyone curious about what to expect in graduate school.--Amber Gray, Fogler Lib., Univ. of Maine, Orono

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