The challenge of balancing faculty careers and family work
By: John W. Curtis, editor.
Contributors: Curtis, John W.
Series: Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series; New directions for higher education -- no. 130, Summer 2005; New directions for higher education -- no. 130.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2005
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Work and family -- United States; College teachers -- Tenure -- United States; College teachers -- Workload -- United States; Women college teachers -- United States; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Faculty
Description: This volume focuses on how colleges can, and must, help its faculty with the challenge of balancing careers and family. This is a challenge for colleges and universities if they are to recruit and retain the most able faculty. In particular, as long as women are at a structural disadvantage in pursuing faculty careers to the full extent of their abilities, colleges and universities will not be drawing from the complete pool of potential faculty members.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The relationship between family and employment outcomes -- Laura Perna; title: Career paths for women faculty: evidence from NSOFP:99 -- Valerie Martin Conley; title: Work/family policies in higher education: survey data and case studies of policy implementation -- Carol S. Hollenshead ... [et al.]; title: Work and family perspectives from research university faculty -- Kelly Ward, -- Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel; title: Implementing flexible tenure clock policies -- Saranna Thornton; title: The glass ceiling and the maternal wall in academia -- Joan C. Williams.