The Two-Body Problem : Dual-Career-Couple Hiring Practices in Higher Education /

"The authors of The Two-Body Problem examine policies and practices used by colleges and universities to respond to the needs of dual-career couples within the economic, legal, and demographic contexts of higher education. Drawing upon an extensive survey of public and private institutions as w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolf-Wendel, Lisa
Other Authors: Rice, Suzanne, Twombly, Susan B.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Professeurs (enseignement superieur) > Selection et nomination > États-Unis.
Familles à double carriere > Selection et nomination > États-Unis.
Professeurs (enseignement superieur) > Travail > États-Unis.
Familles à double carriere > Travail > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Couples d'enseignants > Selection et nomination > États-Unis.
Couples d'enseignants > Travail > États-Unis.
Dual-career families > Selection and appointment > United States.
Dual-career families > Employment > United States.
Academic couples > Selection and appointment > United States.
Academic couples > Employment > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Dual-career couples: who does what and why
  • Introduction to cases and the qualitative method
  • Relocation services
  • Accommodation through non-tenure-track and adjunct faculty positions
  • Accommodation through split and shared positions
  • Accommodation through shared advertising
  • In pursuit of tenure-track positions
  • Common concerns about dual-career hiring practices
  • The two-body problem revisited : conclusions and recommendations
  • Survey methodology
  • Useful Internet resources.

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