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Careless, Mount Saint Vincent University, and Robert C. Mizzi, University of Manitoba  \nFaculty members in higher education who move to new cities or provinces  \noften bring their families with them, and this can have both a positive and  \nnegative effect on the retention and job satisfaction of faculty. Educational policy makers can play a role in supporting faculty by supporting their trailing spouses, through policies informing careers, skills, and community  \nengagement. This paper explores existing literature focusing on academic  \ntrailing spouses, conducts a content analysis of three Canadian universities  \nthat relates to support for trailing spouses, and suggests some recommendations. We pay particular attention to the use of inclusive language in these policies, as the changing nature of family systems requires further  \nconsideration of diverse needs and experiences.  \nIntroduction  \nGlobalization of the workplace has led to increasing levels of compulsory professional mobility among workers, which is a trend that shows no sign of waning (Richardson & McKenna, 2002). This increased mobility forms an important site for research and scholarship asthe demands and challenges of relocation can be significant and disruptive to workers and their families. Although there is a significant body of research exploring the experience of professional mobility largely within expatriate circumstances, which Dumont and Lemaître (2005) describe as the departure of one’s home country to live in a foreign country, this field is  \nnow expanding to encompass employment areas (e.g., education, energy) which require workers to re-locate to a different community (internal and external to their home countries) in light of labour market trends and job shortages. For academics employed in university settings, increasing (but still not equal) gender representation among faculty (Expert Panel on Women in University Research, 2012) and the sharpening focus on the internationalization of higher education (Deardorff, de Wit, Heyl, & Adams, 2012) results in continued pressure for academics to be “mobile.” Concomitantly, as academe is becoming a compulsory mobile profession, the traditional image of a relocating male employee and his family is shifting to encompass female breadwinners, dual-career couples, same sex couples, and common-law relationships. Academics may also be expatriates (i.e., new to the country and to the institution) or internal migrants that have left their home communities to take up work elsewhere in the country. There are undoubtedly implications for family members in light of these developments.  \nTrailing spouses are often expected by their partner and by the employer to accompany the mobile worker to the new location. The term trailing spouse has been used frequently inhuman resource and business literature (Gedro, 2010; Lauring & Selmer, 2010; McNulty, 2012; Gedro, Mizzi, Rocco, & van Loo, 2013) to refer to individuals who relocate for their spouses’employment opportunities. These experiences with professional mobility are significant in understanding the support required for a successful acculturation experience in the new work environment. This literature illustrates that adjustment and accommodation for trailing spouses is necessary, although often left out of the equation when considering worker retention, job satisfaction, and work success. That said, we acknowledge that the term trailing spouse is problematic and has been regarded as contentious by some, as it implies the spouse lacks human agency (Braseby, 2010; Swanson, 2013) . Swanson (2013) addresses this concern in her self-  \nreflective work on being a trailing spouse and states that “some people dislike the term ‘trailing spouse’ and prefer ‘tied mover’ or ‘relocated partner’ or a similar title with greater dignity. I have no obje","cbCair4lBw6W8t4y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair4lBw6W8t4y","pdf",297212,28,"English","# Introduction\n## Professional mobility and academic relocation\n## The concept of “trailing spouses” and related debates\n## Impacts on adjustment, accommodation, and family systems\n## Context of higher education faculty employment\n## Canadian universities and policy support focus","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the paper address regarding faculty relocation in higher education?\",\"answer\":\"It examines how moving to new cities or provinces can affect faculty retention and job satisfaction, especially when faculty bring their families and trailing spouses must adapt to new workplaces and communities.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the term “trailing spouse” considered contentious?\",\"answer\":\"The paper notes the term can imply the spouse lacks agency, and it discusses preferences for alternative titles such as “tied mover” or “relocated partner,” while still recognizing continued use of the original term.\"},{\"question\":\"What factors does the paper link to trailing spouses’ adjustment and work outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"It highlights that adjustment and accommodation depend on multiple supports, including local adjustment, institutional support, community support, language acquisition, and integration of family life.\"}]","RECONSTRUCTING CAREERS, SHIFTING REALITIES - Understanding the Difficulties Facing Trailing Spouses in Higher Education | PDF",1792083351,71]