The Parent Track: Timing, Balance, and Choice in Academia - Paperback

by Christina Deroche (Editor), Ellie D. Berger (Editor)

Provides an in-depth understanding of diverse parenting experiences at different phases of the academic career in Canada. The anthology not only captures a comprehensive understanding of parenthood and academia; it also reveals the shifting ideologies surrounding the challenges in negotiating a work and family balance in this context.

Author Biography

Christina DeRoche is an adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology at Nipissing University, North Bay. Her areas of research are special education, special needs, and family relations. She recently published an article on how parents seek out labels in education to afford opportunities for their children.Ellie Berger is an associate professor of sociology at Nipissing University, North Bay. Her research focuses on age, gender, and work. She has published in the Gerontologist, Canadian Journal on Aging, Journal of Aging Studies, and Age Matters: Re-Aligning Feminist Thinking. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Ageism at Work: Negotiating Age, Gender, and Identity in the Discriminating Workplace.