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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolf-Wendel, Lisa
Other Authors: Twombly, Susan B.
Rice, Suzanne
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2003], ©2003.
Subjects:
Academic couples > Employment > United States.
Academic couples > Selection and appointment > United States.
Dual-career families > Employment > United States.
Dual-career families > Selection and appointment > United States.
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Physical Description:196 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Dual-career couples: who does what and why
  • Introduction to cases and the qualitative method
  • Relocation services
  • Accommodation through non-tenure-track and adjunct faculty positions
  • Accommodation through split and shared positions
  • Accommodation through shared advertising
  • In pursuit of tenure-track positions
  • Common concerns about dual-career hiring practices
  • The two-body problem revisited : conclusions and recommendations
  • Survey methodology
  • Useful Internet resources.