The education of historians for the twenty-first century /
The education of historians for the twenty-first century /
Thomas Bender ... [et al.].
- Urbana : Published for the American Historical Association by the University of Illinois Press, c2004.
- xvi, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-216) and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Report and Recommendations
1. We Historians
Defining Who We Are / The Golden Age Legacy /
Historical Perspective / The Future of the Discipline /
Education for the Future / Generational Succession in
the Academy / Public and Private Universities / The
Challenge
2. Necessary Discussions
Departmental Culture / Departmental Mission and Program
Requirements / Field Examinations / Fields / Language
Study / Introductory Course / Interdisciplinarity and
Theory / World History / Undergraduate Education and
the Education of Teachers / Common Education, Plural
Careers / Directors of Graduate Studies and Graduate
Administrators / Professionalism and Premature
Professionalization / Program Size, Funding, and
Diversity / Graduate Assistants and Unions / Foreign
Area Studies / New Technologies / Centers for Teaching
Excellence/Preparing Future Faculty / Publication and
Tenure / The Matrix of Responsibilities / The American
Historical Association
3. Recommendations
Program Size / Program Information and Recruitment /
Funding / Masters Degree and Doctoral Education /
Director of Graduate Studies, Placement Officer, and
Staff Support / Mentoring / Annual Review / Retention
and Attrition / Grievance Procedures / A Space of Their
Own / Placement / Intellectual Community / Dissertation
Seminars / Preparation for Teaching / Internships /
Professional Ethics and Practices / Citizenship /
American Historical Association
Part 2: Foundations
4. The National Shape of Doctoral Education: A Survey of
Graduate Programs
A Preliminary Sounding / Concern / Complexity / Change
/ Careers in Transition / Complacency /
(Mis)communication between Faculty and Graduate
Students / Conclusion
Appendix A: Consultations with the Discipline
Appendix B: List of Respondents to the Graduate Program
Survey
Appendix C: Survey Instrument and Numerical Results, AHA
Survey of Doctoral Programs in History (Spring 2001)
Selected Bibliography on Graduate Training and Historians
Index
Offering an examination and analysis of histroy education in American colleges and univerities, this report explains why and offers recommendations for improving the state of graduate education. It includes recommendations for handling institutional challenges, as well as advice for those involved in the advanced training of historians.
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Historia--Enseñanza
Historiadores--Estados Unidos
Historia --Enseñanza superior --Estados Unidos.
Métodos de enseñanza--Historia
History--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Historians--United States.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-216) and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Report and Recommendations
1. We Historians
Defining Who We Are / The Golden Age Legacy /
Historical Perspective / The Future of the Discipline /
Education for the Future / Generational Succession in
the Academy / Public and Private Universities / The
Challenge
2. Necessary Discussions
Departmental Culture / Departmental Mission and Program
Requirements / Field Examinations / Fields / Language
Study / Introductory Course / Interdisciplinarity and
Theory / World History / Undergraduate Education and
the Education of Teachers / Common Education, Plural
Careers / Directors of Graduate Studies and Graduate
Administrators / Professionalism and Premature
Professionalization / Program Size, Funding, and
Diversity / Graduate Assistants and Unions / Foreign
Area Studies / New Technologies / Centers for Teaching
Excellence/Preparing Future Faculty / Publication and
Tenure / The Matrix of Responsibilities / The American
Historical Association
3. Recommendations
Program Size / Program Information and Recruitment /
Funding / Masters Degree and Doctoral Education /
Director of Graduate Studies, Placement Officer, and
Staff Support / Mentoring / Annual Review / Retention
and Attrition / Grievance Procedures / A Space of Their
Own / Placement / Intellectual Community / Dissertation
Seminars / Preparation for Teaching / Internships /
Professional Ethics and Practices / Citizenship /
American Historical Association
Part 2: Foundations
4. The National Shape of Doctoral Education: A Survey of
Graduate Programs
A Preliminary Sounding / Concern / Complexity / Change
/ Careers in Transition / Complacency /
(Mis)communication between Faculty and Graduate
Students / Conclusion
Appendix A: Consultations with the Discipline
Appendix B: List of Respondents to the Graduate Program
Survey
Appendix C: Survey Instrument and Numerical Results, AHA
Survey of Doctoral Programs in History (Spring 2001)
Selected Bibliography on Graduate Training and Historians
Index
Offering an examination and analysis of histroy education in American colleges and univerities, this report explains why and offers recommendations for improving the state of graduate education. It includes recommendations for handling institutional challenges, as well as advice for those involved in the advanced training of historians.
9780252071652 (pbk) 0252071654 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Historia--Enseñanza
Historiadores--Estados Unidos
Historia --Enseñanza superior --Estados Unidos.
Métodos de enseñanza--Historia
History--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Historians--United States.
D 16.3 / E24 2004
907/.1/173