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Professional Norms versus Managerialism in Campus Mental Health Centers: The Experiences of Eight Clinicians
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Jodoin, Elizabeth C.; Ayers, David F. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand better how, if at all, eight campus-based mental health clinicians experienced and negotiated managerialist practices, and with what outcomes. It was found that managerialism was experienced as challenges to professional ethics, clinical judgment, and challenges related to professional role…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Norms, Phenomenology
Mediators of Stress and Role Satisfaction in Multiple Role Persons.
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Hammond, Laura A.; Fong, Margaret L. – 1988
There is research support of the hypothesis that engaging in multiple roles yields better health and greater life satisfaction, and there is support of the hypothesis that multiple role involvement leads to symptoms of role strain. No study has employed a comprehensive model to address the impact of multiple roles or attempted to identify…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adults, College Faculty, Coping
What's a Nice Woman Like Me Doing in a Doctoral Program? Reinterpreting Our Life Experiences.
Stryker, Eileen; And Others – 1985
The human qualities which are valued in American society are different from, and sometimes construed as opposite to, the qualities deemed desirable in women. This values conflict provided the impetus for a study of women doctoral students. Twenty women who were pursuing doctoral degrees in educational leadership or counseling psychology at one…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Competence, Coping, Doctoral Programs
Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents: Their Roles and Learning Styles.
Mucowski, Richard; Hayden, Robert R. – 1988
When children are raised in an environment where alcoholism is prominent, certain dysfunctional responses are learned as a way to cope with the challenge of that environment. This study was conducted to examine the learning styles of adult children of alcoholics. Subjects were college freshmen and self-identified adult children of alcoholics…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Adults, Alcoholism, Cognitive Style
Academic Stress of International Students Attending U.S. Universities.
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Wan, Teh-yuan; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A study of 412 foreign graduate students investigated their (1) perceptions of the stressfulness of role demands and (2) abilities to cope with those demands. Results indicated students associated English language skills and cultural distance with stresses and language, academic, and problem-solving skills with coping capacity. Implications for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Coping, English (Second Language)
How to Stay Sane as a President.
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Sturnick, Judith A. – Educational Record, 1996
An experienced college president offers 12 suggestions for coping as president: control calendar; keep passion for work; protect health; manage stress in all life areas; make changes one step at a time; stop when reaching limit; pay attention to support system; learn to live comfortably with ambiguity; separate ego from outcomes; control…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, College Administration