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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wolf-Wendel, Lisa.

Contributor:

Twombly, Susan B.

Rice, Suzanne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic couples--Employment--United States.

Academic couples.

Academic couples--Selection and appointment--United States.

Dual-career families--Employment--United States.

Dual-career families.

Dual-career families--Selection and appointment--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

ISBN:

0-8018-8149-8

OCLC:

551889726