03026nam 2200637Ia 450 991082838650332120240416173252.00-8018-8149-8(CKB)1000000000451227(OCoLC)551889726(CaPaEBR)ebrary10070272(SSID)ssj0000263259(PQKBManifestationID)11937502(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263259(PQKBWorkID)10273499(PQKB)10381610(MiAaPQ)EBC3318229(MdBmJHUP)muse20152(Au-PeEL)EBL3318229(CaPaEBR)ebr10070272(OCoLC)923192054(EXLCZ)99100000000045122720030314d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe two-body problem dual-career-couple hiring policies in higher education /Lisa Wolf-Wendel, Susan B. Twombly, Suzanne Rice1st ed.Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press20031 online resource (202 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8018-7451-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187) and index.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.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.Academic couplesEmploymentUnited StatesAcademic couplesSelection and appointmentUnited StatesDual-career familiesEmploymentUnited StatesDual-career familiesSelection and appointmentUnited StatesAcademic couplesEmploymentAcademic couplesSelection and appointmentDual-career familiesEmploymentDual-career familiesSelection and appointment378.1/2Wolf-Wendel Lisa1600103Twombly Susan B1667469Rice Suzanne1667470MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828386503321The two-body problem4027317UNINA