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Peer reviewedBaines, Susan – New Technology, Work and Employment, 1999
Although freelancers who offer services to the media almost all work from home, they are not isolated in "electronic cottages." They heavily use electronic communications. Varied, broken, and changing career histories are the norm. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Development, Information Technology, Mass Media, Self Employment
Peer reviewedBaines, Susan – New Technology, Work and Employment, 2002
A study of home-based media workers found they were aware of discourses of freedom and innovation associated with teleworking, but they did not fit the reality of competing demands of domestic life and work. The research suggests that if home-based micro enterprises become more widespread, the results may be harsh for individuals and households as…
Descriptors: Adults, Family Work Relationship, Quality of Working Life, Self Employment
