Academic Couples
Subtitle: Problems and Promises
Contributors: Marianne A Ferber (Editor); Jane W Loeb (Editor)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: May 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780252023163
Subjects: Higher & further education; Teaching skills & techniques; College And University Faculty; Education / Teaching; Education; Administration - General; Education / General; Teaching Methods & Materials - General; Academic couples; College teachers; Employment; United States
First sentence: THE INCREASING INCIDENCE of academic couples can be understood in the context of larger societal changes.
Description: How do the careers and lives of academic couples differ from those of other academics? What advantages and disadvantages do they face, and what problems and opportunities do their increasing numbers present to academic institutions? Sixteen experts address these and many other questions in Academic Couples, offering new research and much vital information.