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Family-friendly policies and practices in academe /

This volume discusses why faculty and administrators of academe should care about implementing family-friendly policies and practices, as well as how they can advocate for policy changes. In section one, the book's focus is on empirical studies that demonstrate the need for innovative programs...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Anderson, Erin K., 1974- (Autor, Editor ), Solomon, Catherine Richards, 1974- (Autor, Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • University family-friendly policies : professors' experiences and perceptions / Catherine Richards Solomon
  • Do work/life policies matter? : the importance of work/life policies for faculty intentions to quit / Catherine White Berheide and Rena Linden
  • Could I be that guy : the influence of campus climate on paternity leave use / Erin K. Anderson
  • Caring for aging parents : balancing the personal and professional in academia / Rona J. Karasik, Debra L. Berke, and Scott D. Scheer
  • Introduction to case studies section / Erin K. Anderson and Catherine Richards Solomon
  • A tale of two policies : lessons learned in writing and adopting parental leave policies at a university / Brandy A. Randall and Virginia Clark Johnson
  • Changing work/life policy in institutions of higher education : a case study / Leslie E. Tower
  • Understanding family and medical leave at a large public university / Stacey Oliker and Amanda I. Seligman
  • Life happens : the vilas life cycle professorship program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison / Jennifer Sheridan, Christine Maidl Pribbenow, Molly Carnes, Jo Handelsman, and Amy Wendt
  • Discussion / Erin K. Anderson and Catherine Richards Solomon.