The Two-Body Problem: Dual-Career-Couple Hiring Practices in Higher Education
The Two-Body Problem: Dual-Career-Couple Hiring Practices in Higher Education
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二体问题：高等教育中双职工夫妇的招聘实践
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2005
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S. Rice
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Lisa Wolf;Susan B. Twombly;S. Rice
大约每十个学者中就有八个的配偶或伴侣是专业人士，其中近一半的伴侣也是学者。事实上，双职业学术夫妇如此普遍，以至于“两体问题”已成为一种常见的指代方式。越来越多的激烈竞争，聘请最好的教师迫使机构，以帮助双职业的夫妇在寻找合适的工作，陪同配偶或伴侣。《两体问题》一书的作者考察了高等教育在经济、法律的和人口背景下，为满足双职工夫妇的需求而采取的政策和做法。使用的数据从一个广泛的调查，公立和私立大学，以及深入的案例研究机构代表独特的方法来解决这个问题，作者发现，机构的类型，它的位置，规模，治理，使命，和资源的可用性是一个关键因素，在确定双职业就业的选择。两体问题深入描述了各种住宿模式，并为负责雇用教师和支持他们的表现的学院和大学管理人员提供了有价值的信息。
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 contexts of higher education. Using data from an extensive survey of public and private universities as well as in-depth case studies of institutions representing distinctive approaches to this problem, the authors find that the type of institution-its location, size, governance, mission, and resource availability-is a critical factor in determining dual-career employment options. 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.