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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1015769
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-5748
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Work-Life Balance and Cultural Change: A Narrative of Eligibility
Lester, Jaime
Review of Higher Education, v36 n4 p463-488 Sum 2013
Using Schein's (1992) framework of cultural change, this study examined two institutions of higher education that have achieved or attempted a cultural change to understand if and how to develop a culture of work-life balance for faculty and staff. The results identified a narrative of eligibility that arose from the discourse of faculty recruitment/retention, defining work-life for tenured and tenure-track faculty only. Moreover, situating work-life in campus traditions and histories revealed the espoused beliefs of work-life as a gender issue and perpetuated the socio-historical connection of women, pregnancy, and work-life. (Contains 2 tables and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, Organizational Culture, Change Strategies, Higher Education, Eligibility, Tenure, College Faculty, Faculty Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Gender Differences, Females, Pregnancy, Case Studies, Leaves of Absence, Age Differences, Semi Structured Interviews, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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