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Handbook of education policy research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, David N. Plank ; with Timothy G. Ford
| Handbook of education policy research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, David N. Plank ; with Timothy G. Ford |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1062 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FordTimothy G
PlankDavid N <1954-> (David Nathan) SchneiderBarbara L SykesGary |
| Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Research
Education - Political aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-06533-5
1-78034-690-5 9786612065330 0-203-88096-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; HANDBOOK OF EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I Social Science Disciplines and Education Policy Research; 1 Historians and Educational Policy Research in the United States; 2 Policy Research in Education: The Economic View; 3 The Economic Value of Education and Cognitive Skills; 4 A Political Science Perspective on Education Policy Analysis; 5 Perspectives from the Disciplines: Sociological Contributions to Education Policy Research and Debates; 6 Current Approaches to Research in Anthropology and Education
7 Making Education Research More Policy-Analytic8 COMMENTARY: Disciplined Education Policy Research; 9 COMMENTARY: The Disciplinary Foundations of Education Policy Research; Section II Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives; 10 Separate Orbits: The Distinctive Worlds of Educational Research and Policymaking; 11 The Use of Randomized Trials to Inform Education Policy; 12 Causal Inference in Non-Experimental Educational Policy Research; 13 Research Synthesis and Education Policy; 14 Complementary Methods for Policy Research; 15 Assessment Policy: Making Sense of the Babel 16 Scale-Up as a Framework for Intervention, Program, and Policy Evaluation Research17 COMMENTARY: Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives; 18 COMMENTARY: An Applied Perspective on Research, Method, and Policy; Section III Politics and the Policy Process; 19 Education and Domination: Reforming Policy and Practice through Critical Theory; 20 Race, Ethnicity, and Education; 21 Race(ing), Class(ing), and Gender(ing) Our Work: Critical Race Theory, Critical Race Feminism, Epistemology, and New Directions in Educational Policy Research 22 Rhetoric and Symbolic Action in the Policy Process23 The Role of Law in Educational Policy Formation, Implementation, and Research; 24 Teacher Collective Bargaining: What We Know and What We Need to Know; 25 The Voice of the People in Education; 26 Assessment Policy and Politics of Information; 27 What Works in Defining "What Works" in Educational Improvement: Lessons from Education Policy Implementation Research, Directions for Future Research; 28 Conceptualizing Policy Implementation: Large-Scale Reform in an Era of Complexity 29 Public Choice and the Political Economy of American Education30 Research in the Policy Process; 31COMMENTARY: Politics and the Policy Process; 32 COMMENTARY: Getting "Critically Real"' About the State of Education Politics and Policy Process Research; Section IV Policy Implications of Educational Resources, Management, and Organization; 33 Notes on Reframing the Role of Organizations in Policy Implementation: Resources for Practice, in Practice; 34 What Do We Know About Reducing Class and School Size? 35 Conceptions, Measurement, and Application of Educational Adequacy and Equal Educational Opportunity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454227603321 |
| New York, : Routledge | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of education policy research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, David N. Plank ; with Timothy G. Ford
| Handbook of education policy research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, David N. Plank ; with Timothy G. Ford |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1062 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FordTimothy G
PlankDavid N <1954-> (David Nathan) SchneiderBarbara L SykesGary |
| Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Research
Education - Political aspects |
| ISBN |
1-135-85646-X
1-282-06533-5 1-78034-690-5 9786612065330 0-203-88096-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; HANDBOOK OF EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I Social Science Disciplines and Education Policy Research; 1 Historians and Educational Policy Research in the United States; 2 Policy Research in Education: The Economic View; 3 The Economic Value of Education and Cognitive Skills; 4 A Political Science Perspective on Education Policy Analysis; 5 Perspectives from the Disciplines: Sociological Contributions to Education Policy Research and Debates; 6 Current Approaches to Research in Anthropology and Education
7 Making Education Research More Policy-Analytic8 COMMENTARY: Disciplined Education Policy Research; 9 COMMENTARY: The Disciplinary Foundations of Education Policy Research; Section II Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives; 10 Separate Orbits: The Distinctive Worlds of Educational Research and Policymaking; 11 The Use of Randomized Trials to Inform Education Policy; 12 Causal Inference in Non-Experimental Educational Policy Research; 13 Research Synthesis and Education Policy; 14 Complementary Methods for Policy Research; 15 Assessment Policy: Making Sense of the Babel 16 Scale-Up as a Framework for Intervention, Program, and Policy Evaluation Research17 COMMENTARY: Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives; 18 COMMENTARY: An Applied Perspective on Research, Method, and Policy; Section III Politics and the Policy Process; 19 Education and Domination: Reforming Policy and Practice through Critical Theory; 20 Race, Ethnicity, and Education; 21 Race(ing), Class(ing), and Gender(ing) Our Work: Critical Race Theory, Critical Race Feminism, Epistemology, and New Directions in Educational Policy Research 22 Rhetoric and Symbolic Action in the Policy Process23 The Role of Law in Educational Policy Formation, Implementation, and Research; 24 Teacher Collective Bargaining: What We Know and What We Need to Know; 25 The Voice of the People in Education; 26 Assessment Policy and Politics of Information; 27 What Works in Defining "What Works" in Educational Improvement: Lessons from Education Policy Implementation Research, Directions for Future Research; 28 Conceptualizing Policy Implementation: Large-Scale Reform in an Era of Complexity 29 Public Choice and the Political Economy of American Education30 Research in the Policy Process; 31COMMENTARY: Politics and the Policy Process; 32 COMMENTARY: Getting "Critically Real"' About the State of Education Politics and Policy Process Research; Section IV Policy Implications of Educational Resources, Management, and Organization; 33 Notes on Reframing the Role of Organizations in Policy Implementation: Resources for Practice, in Practice; 34 What Do We Know About Reducing Class and School Size? 35 Conceptions, Measurement, and Application of Educational Adequacy and Equal Educational Opportunity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782612103321 |
| New York, : Routledge | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Handbook of education policy research / / edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, David N. Plank ; with Timothy G. Ford
| Handbook of education policy research / / edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, David N. Plank ; with Timothy G. Ford |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1062 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FordTimothy G
PlankDavid N <1954-> (David Nathan) SchneiderBarbara L SykesGary |
| Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Research
Education - Political aspects |
| ISBN |
1-135-85646-X
1-282-06533-5 1-78034-690-5 9786612065330 0-203-88096-X 9780203880968 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; HANDBOOK OF EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I Social Science Disciplines and Education Policy Research; 1 Historians and Educational Policy Research in the United States; 2 Policy Research in Education: The Economic View; 3 The Economic Value of Education and Cognitive Skills; 4 A Political Science Perspective on Education Policy Analysis; 5 Perspectives from the Disciplines: Sociological Contributions to Education Policy Research and Debates; 6 Current Approaches to Research in Anthropology and Education
7 Making Education Research More Policy-Analytic8 COMMENTARY: Disciplined Education Policy Research; 9 COMMENTARY: The Disciplinary Foundations of Education Policy Research; Section II Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives; 10 Separate Orbits: The Distinctive Worlds of Educational Research and Policymaking; 11 The Use of Randomized Trials to Inform Education Policy; 12 Causal Inference in Non-Experimental Educational Policy Research; 13 Research Synthesis and Education Policy; 14 Complementary Methods for Policy Research; 15 Assessment Policy: Making Sense of the Babel 16 Scale-Up as a Framework for Intervention, Program, and Policy Evaluation Research17 COMMENTARY: Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives; 18 COMMENTARY: An Applied Perspective on Research, Method, and Policy; Section III Politics and the Policy Process; 19 Education and Domination: Reforming Policy and Practice through Critical Theory; 20 Race, Ethnicity, and Education; 21 Race(ing), Class(ing), and Gender(ing) Our Work: Critical Race Theory, Critical Race Feminism, Epistemology, and New Directions in Educational Policy Research 22 Rhetoric and Symbolic Action in the Policy Process23 The Role of Law in Educational Policy Formation, Implementation, and Research; 24 Teacher Collective Bargaining: What We Know and What We Need to Know; 25 The Voice of the People in Education; 26 Assessment Policy and Politics of Information; 27 What Works in Defining "What Works" in Educational Improvement: Lessons from Education Policy Implementation Research, Directions for Future Research; 28 Conceptualizing Policy Implementation: Large-Scale Reform in an Era of Complexity 29 Public Choice and the Political Economy of American Education30 Research in the Policy Process; 31COMMENTARY: Politics and the Policy Process; 32 COMMENTARY: Getting "Critically Real"' About the State of Education Politics and Policy Process Research; Section IV Policy Implications of Educational Resources, Management, and Organization; 33 Notes on Reframing the Role of Organizations in Policy Implementation: Resources for Practice, in Practice; 34 What Do We Know About Reducing Class and School Size? 35 Conceptions, Measurement, and Application of Educational Adequacy and Equal Educational Opportunity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911092497903321 |
| New York, : Routledge | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Handbook of education policy research / / edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, David N. Plank ; with Timothy G. Ford
| Handbook of education policy research / / edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, David N. Plank ; with Timothy G. Ford |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Routledge |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1062 p.) |
| Disciplina | 379 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
FordTimothy G
PlankDavid N <1954-> (David Nathan) SchneiderBarbara L SykesGary |
| Soggetto topico |
Education and state - Research
Education - Political aspects |
| ISBN |
1-135-85646-X
1-282-06533-5 1-78034-690-5 9786612065330 0-203-88096-X 9780203880968 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; HANDBOOK OF EDUCATION POLICY RESEARCH; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I Social Science Disciplines and Education Policy Research; 1 Historians and Educational Policy Research in the United States; 2 Policy Research in Education: The Economic View; 3 The Economic Value of Education and Cognitive Skills; 4 A Political Science Perspective on Education Policy Analysis; 5 Perspectives from the Disciplines: Sociological Contributions to Education Policy Research and Debates; 6 Current Approaches to Research in Anthropology and Education
7 Making Education Research More Policy-Analytic8 COMMENTARY: Disciplined Education Policy Research; 9 COMMENTARY: The Disciplinary Foundations of Education Policy Research; Section II Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives; 10 Separate Orbits: The Distinctive Worlds of Educational Research and Policymaking; 11 The Use of Randomized Trials to Inform Education Policy; 12 Causal Inference in Non-Experimental Educational Policy Research; 13 Research Synthesis and Education Policy; 14 Complementary Methods for Policy Research; 15 Assessment Policy: Making Sense of the Babel 16 Scale-Up as a Framework for Intervention, Program, and Policy Evaluation Research17 COMMENTARY: Conducting Policy Research: Methodological Perspectives; 18 COMMENTARY: An Applied Perspective on Research, Method, and Policy; Section III Politics and the Policy Process; 19 Education and Domination: Reforming Policy and Practice through Critical Theory; 20 Race, Ethnicity, and Education; 21 Race(ing), Class(ing), and Gender(ing) Our Work: Critical Race Theory, Critical Race Feminism, Epistemology, and New Directions in Educational Policy Research 22 Rhetoric and Symbolic Action in the Policy Process23 The Role of Law in Educational Policy Formation, Implementation, and Research; 24 Teacher Collective Bargaining: What We Know and What We Need to Know; 25 The Voice of the People in Education; 26 Assessment Policy and Politics of Information; 27 What Works in Defining "What Works" in Educational Improvement: Lessons from Education Policy Implementation Research, Directions for Future Research; 28 Conceptualizing Policy Implementation: Large-Scale Reform in an Era of Complexity 29 Public Choice and the Political Economy of American Education30 Research in the Policy Process; 31COMMENTARY: Politics and the Policy Process; 32 COMMENTARY: Getting "Critically Real"' About the State of Education Politics and Policy Process Research; Section IV Policy Implications of Educational Resources, Management, and Organization; 33 Notes on Reframing the Role of Organizations in Policy Implementation: Resources for Practice, in Practice; 34 What Do We Know About Reducing Class and School Size? 35 Conceptions, Measurement, and Application of Educational Adequacy and Equal Educational Opportunity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911145647203321 |
| New York, : Routledge | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Workplace flexibility [[electronic resource] ] : realigning 20th-century jobs for a 21st-century workforce / / edited by Kathleen Christensen and Barbara Schneider
| Workplace flexibility [[electronic resource] ] : realigning 20th-century jobs for a 21st-century workforce / / edited by Kathleen Christensen and Barbara Schneider |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : ILR Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.20973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChristensenK (Kathleen)
SchneiderBarbara L |
| Soggetto topico |
Flexible work arrangements - United States
Work and family - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8014-5844-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evidence of the Worker and Workplace Mismatch / Christensen, Kathleen / Schneider, Barbara -- Part 1. Twenty-First-Century Workers and Family Life -- 1. The Long Reach of the Job: Employment and Time for Family Life / Bianchi, Suzanne M. / Wight, Vanessa R. -- 2. Multitasking among Working Families: A Strategy for Dealing with the Time Squeeze / Offer, Shira / Schneider, Barbara -- 3. Coming Together at Dinner: A Study of Working Families / Ochs, Elinor / Shohet, Merav / Campos, Belinda / Beck, Margaret -- Part 2. The Misfit Between Old Workplaces And A New Workforce -- 4. Customizing Careers By Opting Out Or Shifting Jobs: Dual-Earners Seeking Life-Course "Fit" / Moen, Phyllis / Huang, Qinlei -- 5. Keeping Engaged Parents On The Road To Success / Hewlett, Sylvia Ann -- 6. Elderly Labor Supply: Work Or Play? / Haider, Steven J. / Loughran, David S. -- Part 3. Workplace Flexibility: Voluntary Employer Practices In The United States -- 7. Employer-Provided Workplace Flexibility / Galinsky, Ellen / Sakai, Kelly / Eby, Sheila / Bond, James T. / Wigton, Tyler -- 8. Will The Real Family-Friendly Employer Please Stand Up: Who Permits Work Hour Reductions For Childcare? / Hutchens, Robert / Nolen, Patrick -- 9. Workplace Flexibility For Federal Civilian Employees / Christensen, Kathleen / Weinshenker, Matthew / Sisk, Blake -- 10. The Odd Disconnect: Our Family-Hostile Public Policy Joan C. Williams / Williams, Joan C. -- Part 4. Workplace Flexibility: Practices From Abroad -- 11. Limiting Working Time And Supporting Flexibility For Employees: Public Policy Lessons From Europe / Gornick, Janet C. -- 12. Parents' Experiences Of Flexible Work Arrangements In Changing European Workplaces / Lewis, Suzan / Dulk, Laura den -- 13. Work Hours Mismatch In The United States And Australia / Drago, Robert / Wooden, Mark -- 14. Renewed Energy For Change: Government Policies Supporting Workplace Flexibility In Australia / Bourke, Juliet -- 15. Flexible Employment And The Introduction Of Work-Life Balance Programs In Japan / Osawa, Machiko -- 16. Government Policies Supporting Workplace Flexibility: The State Of Play In Japan / Iwao, Sumiko -- Conclusions: Solving The Workplace/Workforce Mismatch / Christensen, Kathleen / Schneider, Barbara -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460225303321 |
| Ithaca, : ILR Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Workplace flexibility [[electronic resource] ] : realigning 20th-century jobs for a 21st-century workforce / / edited by Kathleen Christensen and Barbara Schneider
| Workplace flexibility [[electronic resource] ] : realigning 20th-century jobs for a 21st-century workforce / / edited by Kathleen Christensen and Barbara Schneider |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : ILR Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.20973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChristensenK (Kathleen)
SchneiderBarbara L |
| Soggetto topico |
Flexible work arrangements - United States
Work and family - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8014-5844-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evidence of the Worker and Workplace Mismatch / Christensen, Kathleen / Schneider, Barbara -- Part 1. Twenty-First-Century Workers and Family Life -- 1. The Long Reach of the Job: Employment and Time for Family Life / Bianchi, Suzanne M. / Wight, Vanessa R. -- 2. Multitasking among Working Families: A Strategy for Dealing with the Time Squeeze / Offer, Shira / Schneider, Barbara -- 3. Coming Together at Dinner: A Study of Working Families / Ochs, Elinor / Shohet, Merav / Campos, Belinda / Beck, Margaret -- Part 2. The Misfit Between Old Workplaces And A New Workforce -- 4. Customizing Careers By Opting Out Or Shifting Jobs: Dual-Earners Seeking Life-Course "Fit" / Moen, Phyllis / Huang, Qinlei -- 5. Keeping Engaged Parents On The Road To Success / Hewlett, Sylvia Ann -- 6. Elderly Labor Supply: Work Or Play? / Haider, Steven J. / Loughran, David S. -- Part 3. Workplace Flexibility: Voluntary Employer Practices In The United States -- 7. Employer-Provided Workplace Flexibility / Galinsky, Ellen / Sakai, Kelly / Eby, Sheila / Bond, James T. / Wigton, Tyler -- 8. Will The Real Family-Friendly Employer Please Stand Up: Who Permits Work Hour Reductions For Childcare? / Hutchens, Robert / Nolen, Patrick -- 9. Workplace Flexibility For Federal Civilian Employees / Christensen, Kathleen / Weinshenker, Matthew / Sisk, Blake -- 10. The Odd Disconnect: Our Family-Hostile Public Policy Joan C. Williams / Williams, Joan C. -- Part 4. Workplace Flexibility: Practices From Abroad -- 11. Limiting Working Time And Supporting Flexibility For Employees: Public Policy Lessons From Europe / Gornick, Janet C. -- 12. Parents' Experiences Of Flexible Work Arrangements In Changing European Workplaces / Lewis, Suzan / Dulk, Laura den -- 13. Work Hours Mismatch In The United States And Australia / Drago, Robert / Wooden, Mark -- 14. Renewed Energy For Change: Government Policies Supporting Workplace Flexibility In Australia / Bourke, Juliet -- 15. Flexible Employment And The Introduction Of Work-Life Balance Programs In Japan / Osawa, Machiko -- 16. Government Policies Supporting Workplace Flexibility: The State Of Play In Japan / Iwao, Sumiko -- Conclusions: Solving The Workplace/Workforce Mismatch / Christensen, Kathleen / Schneider, Barbara -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789616903321 |
| Ithaca, : ILR Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Workplace flexibility : realigning 20th-century jobs for a 21st-century workforce / / edited by Kathleen Christensen and Barbara Schneider
| Workplace flexibility : realigning 20th-century jobs for a 21st-century workforce / / edited by Kathleen Christensen and Barbara Schneider |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : ILR Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.20973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChristensenK (Kathleen)
SchneiderBarbara L |
| Soggetto topico |
Flexible work arrangements - United States
Work and family - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8014-5844-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evidence of the Worker and Workplace Mismatch / Christensen, Kathleen / Schneider, Barbara -- Part 1. Twenty-First-Century Workers and Family Life -- 1. The Long Reach of the Job: Employment and Time for Family Life / Bianchi, Suzanne M. / Wight, Vanessa R. -- 2. Multitasking among Working Families: A Strategy for Dealing with the Time Squeeze / Offer, Shira / Schneider, Barbara -- 3. Coming Together at Dinner: A Study of Working Families / Ochs, Elinor / Shohet, Merav / Campos, Belinda / Beck, Margaret -- Part 2. The Misfit Between Old Workplaces And A New Workforce -- 4. Customizing Careers By Opting Out Or Shifting Jobs: Dual-Earners Seeking Life-Course "Fit" / Moen, Phyllis / Huang, Qinlei -- 5. Keeping Engaged Parents On The Road To Success / Hewlett, Sylvia Ann -- 6. Elderly Labor Supply: Work Or Play? / Haider, Steven J. / Loughran, David S. -- Part 3. Workplace Flexibility: Voluntary Employer Practices In The United States -- 7. Employer-Provided Workplace Flexibility / Galinsky, Ellen / Sakai, Kelly / Eby, Sheila / Bond, James T. / Wigton, Tyler -- 8. Will The Real Family-Friendly Employer Please Stand Up: Who Permits Work Hour Reductions For Childcare? / Hutchens, Robert / Nolen, Patrick -- 9. Workplace Flexibility For Federal Civilian Employees / Christensen, Kathleen / Weinshenker, Matthew / Sisk, Blake -- 10. The Odd Disconnect: Our Family-Hostile Public Policy Joan C. Williams / Williams, Joan C. -- Part 4. Workplace Flexibility: Practices From Abroad -- 11. Limiting Working Time And Supporting Flexibility For Employees: Public Policy Lessons From Europe / Gornick, Janet C. -- 12. Parents' Experiences Of Flexible Work Arrangements In Changing European Workplaces / Lewis, Suzan / Dulk, Laura den -- 13. Work Hours Mismatch In The United States And Australia / Drago, Robert / Wooden, Mark -- 14. Renewed Energy For Change: Government Policies Supporting Workplace Flexibility In Australia / Bourke, Juliet -- 15. Flexible Employment And The Introduction Of Work-Life Balance Programs In Japan / Osawa, Machiko -- 16. Government Policies Supporting Workplace Flexibility: The State Of Play In Japan / Iwao, Sumiko -- Conclusions: Solving The Workplace/Workforce Mismatch / Christensen, Kathleen / Schneider, Barbara -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911088209603321 |
| Ithaca, : ILR Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Workplace flexibility : realigning 20th-century jobs for a 21st-century workforce / / edited by Kathleen Christensen and Barbara Schneider
| Workplace flexibility : realigning 20th-century jobs for a 21st-century workforce / / edited by Kathleen Christensen and Barbara Schneider |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, : ILR Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.20973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChristensenK (Kathleen)
SchneiderBarbara L |
| Soggetto topico |
Flexible work arrangements - United States
Work and family - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8014-5844-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Evidence of the Worker and Workplace Mismatch / Christensen, Kathleen / Schneider, Barbara -- Part 1. Twenty-First-Century Workers and Family Life -- 1. The Long Reach of the Job: Employment and Time for Family Life / Bianchi, Suzanne M. / Wight, Vanessa R. -- 2. Multitasking among Working Families: A Strategy for Dealing with the Time Squeeze / Offer, Shira / Schneider, Barbara -- 3. Coming Together at Dinner: A Study of Working Families / Ochs, Elinor / Shohet, Merav / Campos, Belinda / Beck, Margaret -- Part 2. The Misfit Between Old Workplaces And A New Workforce -- 4. Customizing Careers By Opting Out Or Shifting Jobs: Dual-Earners Seeking Life-Course "Fit" / Moen, Phyllis / Huang, Qinlei -- 5. Keeping Engaged Parents On The Road To Success / Hewlett, Sylvia Ann -- 6. Elderly Labor Supply: Work Or Play? / Haider, Steven J. / Loughran, David S. -- Part 3. Workplace Flexibility: Voluntary Employer Practices In The United States -- 7. Employer-Provided Workplace Flexibility / Galinsky, Ellen / Sakai, Kelly / Eby, Sheila / Bond, James T. / Wigton, Tyler -- 8. Will The Real Family-Friendly Employer Please Stand Up: Who Permits Work Hour Reductions For Childcare? / Hutchens, Robert / Nolen, Patrick -- 9. Workplace Flexibility For Federal Civilian Employees / Christensen, Kathleen / Weinshenker, Matthew / Sisk, Blake -- 10. The Odd Disconnect: Our Family-Hostile Public Policy Joan C. Williams / Williams, Joan C. -- Part 4. Workplace Flexibility: Practices From Abroad -- 11. Limiting Working Time And Supporting Flexibility For Employees: Public Policy Lessons From Europe / Gornick, Janet C. -- 12. Parents' Experiences Of Flexible Work Arrangements In Changing European Workplaces / Lewis, Suzan / Dulk, Laura den -- 13. Work Hours Mismatch In The United States And Australia / Drago, Robert / Wooden, Mark -- 14. Renewed Energy For Change: Government Policies Supporting Workplace Flexibility In Australia / Bourke, Juliet -- 15. Flexible Employment And The Introduction Of Work-Life Balance Programs In Japan / Osawa, Machiko -- 16. Government Policies Supporting Workplace Flexibility: The State Of Play In Japan / Iwao, Sumiko -- Conclusions: Solving The Workplace/Workforce Mismatch / Christensen, Kathleen / Schneider, Barbara -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911139888803321 |
| Ithaca, : ILR Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||