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The Two-body Problem. Dual-career-couple Hiring Practices in Higher Education.
Wolf-Wendel, Lisa; Twombly, Susan B.; Rice, Suzanne
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Description for The Two-body Problem. Dual-career-couple Hiring Practices in Higher Education.
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801874512
SKU
V9780801874512
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About Wolf-Wendel, Lisa; Twombly, Susan B.; Rice, Suzanne
Lisa Wolf-Wendel is an associate professor in the teaching and leadership department of the University of Kansas. Susan B. Twombly is a professor in the teaching and leadership department of the University of Kansas. Suzanne Rice is an associate professor in the teaching and leadership department of the University of Kansas.
Reviews for The Two-body Problem. Dual-career-couple Hiring Practices in Higher Education.
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 2004 Anyone aspiring to be a department chair or provost, or something similar, might do well to ... Read more
Cynthia Goheen Connection 2004 Anyone aspiring to be a department chair or provost, or something similar, might do well to ... Read more