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

Wolf-Wendel, Lisa; Twombly, Susan B.; Rice, Suzanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801874513 ISBN 13: 9780801874512

Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004

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Book by WolfWendel Lisa Twombly Susan B Rice Suzanne

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Críticas:

"A useful compendium of how institutions of differing size, type and location are grappling with the dual-career problems... One has the sense of being privy to the kind of uncensored observation that would never show up in official minutes."

(Cynthia Goheen Connection)

"Anyone aspiring to be a department chair or provost, or something similar, might do well to at least peruse this book. "

(Karen Saxe MAA Online)

"As the first comprehensive national study to systematically examine institutional dual-career policies and practices, The Two-Body Problem will interest administrators and faculty looking for ways to balance the needs of institutions with those of increasingly numerous dual-career couples."

(Karen Rowan On Campus with Women)

"The Two-Body Problem is based on sound scholarship and will be a valuable contribution to higher education policy development and the literature on the academic profession. It will be of greatest interest to college and university administrators, serving as an easily accessible reference they can return to over and over again as the need arises."

(Roger Baldwin, Michigan State University)

"Administrators and policymakers will also find suggestions... about how to develop and implement an accommodation policy."

(Jessica Demovski Adjunct Advocate)

"A useful guidebook and a solid, accessible starting point for scholarship on campus couples."

(Lawrence Rodgers Department Chair)

Reseña del editor:

Approximately eight of every ten academics have spouses or partners who are working professionals, and almost half of these partners are academics as well. In fact, dual-career academic couples are so prevalent that "the two-body problem" has become a common way of referring to the situation. Increasingly, intense competition to hire the best faculty forces institutions to assist dual-career couples in finding suitable employment for the accompanying spouse or partner.

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. Using data from an extensive survey of public and private universities as well as in-depth case studies of institutions representing distinctive approaches to this problem, the authors find that the type of institution―its location, size, governance, mission, and resource availability―is a critical factor in determining dual-career employment options. The Two-Body Problem describes various accommodation models in depth and provides valuable information for college and university administrators responsible for hiring faculty and supporting their performance.

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• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0801874513
• ISBN 13: 9780801874512
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208