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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828386503321

Autore

Wolf-Wendel Lisa

Titolo

The two-body problem : dual-career-couple hiring policies in higher education / / Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Susan B. Twombly, Suzanne Rice

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-8018-8149-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TwomblySusan B

RiceSuzanne

Disciplina

378.1/2

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.