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Derrington, Mary Lynne – Executive Educator, 1991
Interviews with married women superintendents and some of their husbands indicate the importance of developing a relationship of mutual support. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Occupational Information, Promotion (Occupational)
Thompson, Patricia; Thompson, Hugh – AGB Reports, 1985
Eighteen suggestions are provided that might make life easier for the traditional president's spouse who plays a role of deep involvement in the life of the institution. They include: planning, developing a list of activities, being visible in the community, developing a personnel file. (MLW)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, College Presidents, Fund Raising
Magrath, Diane; Magrath, C. Peter – AGB Reports, 1985
The wife of a college president writes a letter to her husband about the effects of the presidency on marriage, home, careers, and family, and her husband responds about the positive effects of his partner's participation on his leadership role and career. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Presidents, Dual Career Family, Family Relationship
Peer reviewedMcElrath, Karen – Journal of Higher Education, 1992
A survey of 314 male and female faculty in criminology and sociology found that faculty women are more likely than men to leave academic positions, and women who interrupt careers commonly do so for a job-seeking spouse. Women experience significant losses in tenure and earnings as a result of career disruptions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Development, College Faculty, Criminology
Ellis, Susan J. – Currents, 1994
Strategies for recruiting and keeping alumni for college volunteer programs address specific issues: demands on personal time; length of assignment; accommodating spouses and divorced alumni; generation gaps; advancing technology; economic climate; occupational and geographic mobility; and competition with other organizations for volunteers' time.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alumni, College Administration, Competition
Direct linkChronicle of Higher Education, 2004
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This September 24, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Thank You, Masked Man" (Reilly, Liam); (2) "The Trailing-Spouse…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Biological Sciences, Scholarship, College Faculty
Peer reviewedParson, L. Alayne; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A faculty (n=347) survey at a research-oriented public university identified four major sources of faculty support: off-campus personal relationships; colleagues within the academic unit; professional support outside the academic unit; and an ethnic/minority network, on and off campus. Differences related to gender and rank were investigated.…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Family Role, Helping Relationship, Higher Education
Benjamin, Michael – 1996
This book examines cultural diversity issues for U.S. and Canadian higher education institutions. Profiles of five ethnic minority groups (African American Blacks, Caribbean Canadian Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Jews) were constructed, and then used to reconstruct diversity policies and programming. The profiles were based on six core…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Asian Americans, Blacks
