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Overcoming adversity in academia : stories from Generation X faculty /

This collection of essays written by seventeen Generation X academics passionately, provocatively, and eloquently demonstrates the personal issues, conflicts, and triumphs that are definitive of this generation. These essays define the voice of an often overlooked and ignored demographic.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Other Authors:	Watson, Elwood
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : University Press of America, 2014.
Subjects:	College teachers > United States > Anecdotes. Generation X > Education (Higher) > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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