Working equal : academic couples as collaborators / Elizabeth G. Creamer and associates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Creamer, Elizabeth G.

Series:

RoutledgeFalmer studies in higher education ; v. 25.

RoutledgeFalmer studies in higher education ; v. 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic couples--Professional relationships--United States.

Academic couples.

College teachers--Research--United States.

College teachers.

College teachers--Research.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 259 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2001.

Summary:

Working Equal exposes the myth of heroic individualism that is centrat to contemporary Western thought. With more than thirty-five percent of full-time facuity with a spouse or partner in the same profession, dual career couples are a growing presence in higher education in the United States. This compelling and innovative volume examines and testifies to the contribution of intimate and familial relationships to artistic, literary, and scientific accomplishment. An original study of a growing phenomenon in higher education, Working Equal presents a new and invaluable portrait of contemporary faculty life.

Contents:

Part 1 The Case Narratives

2. Introduction to the Case Narratives 15

3. Introduction to the First Case: "Intellectual Homesteading": Disciplinary Crossover among Geographers 28

4. The First Case: "Intellectual Homesteading": Disciplinary Crossover among Geographers 34

5. Collaboration as a Way of Being, a Way of Living: A Response to the First Case / Yvonna S. Lincoln 47

6. Introduction to the Second Case: Different Chapters, Same Textbook: Collaboration between Psychologists in the Same Department 58

7. The Second Case: Different Chapters, Same Textbook: Collaboration between Psychologists in the Same Department 64

8. Don't Ask, Don't Tell: A Response to the Second Case / Peter Magolda 78

9. Introduction to the Third Case: Experiencing Africa: A Creative Writer and an Anthropologist Collaborate 94

10. The Third Case: Experiencing Africa: A Creative Writer and an Anthropologist Collaborate 99

11. Seeing and Being Seen: Examining the Inner Visions between Race, Relationality, and Research: A Response to the Third Case / Stacey Floyd-Thomas 112

Part 2 The Social Nature of Faculty Scholarship

12. "Different, but the Same": Introduction to the Invited Chapters 125

13. Reviewing the Literature on Scholarly Collaboration: How We Can Understand Collaboration among Academic Couples / Ann E. Austin 130

14. The Importance of Collegial Networks to College and University Faculty / Jeffrey F. Milem, Joe Sherlin, Laura Irwin 146

15. The Role of Recognition and Reward in Research Productivity: Implications for Partner Collaboration / Jane W. Loeb 167

Part 3 Implications for Couples and the Academic Workplace

16. Egalitarianism, Institutional Policies, and Productivity 189

A The Questionnaire Sample and Respondents

B Collaboration with Partner/Spouse among Questionnaire Respondents

C Characteristics of the Interview Sample.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248) and index.

ISBN:

081533544X

0815335458

OCLC:

45064749