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Autore |
Wolf-Wendel Lisa |
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Titolo |
The two-body problem : dual-career-couple hiring policies in higher education / / Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Susan B. Twombly, Suzanne Rice |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (202 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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TwomblySusan B |
RiceSuzanne |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Academic couples - Employment - United States |
Academic couples - Selection and appointment - United States |
Dual-career families - Employment - United States |
Dual-career families - Selection and appointment - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Dual-Career Couples -- 3 Introduction to the Cases and the Qualitative Method -- 4 Relocation Services -- 5 Accommodation through Non-Tenure-Track and Adjunct Faculty Positions -- 6 Accommodation through Split and Shared Positions -- 7 Accommodation through Shared Advertising -- 8 In Pursuit of Tenure-Track Positions -- 9 Common Concerns about Dual-Career Hiring Practices -- 10 The Two-Body Problem Revisited -- Appendix A Survey Methodology -- Appendix B Useful Internet Resources -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The authors 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. "A useful compendium of how institutions of differing size, type and location are grappling with the dual-career problems." -- Connection. |
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