The Bender, Thomas H. 1944- American Historical Association text bibliography ilu Urbana Published for the American Historical Association by the University of Illinois Press c2004 2004 monographic eng

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xvi, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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. 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 Thomas Bender ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-216) and index. n-us--- 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 9780252071652 (pbk) 0252071654 (pbk. : alk. paper) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003012758.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip045/2003012758.html DLC 060907 20230410105203.0 spa