ERIC Number: EJ1326152
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb
Pages: 18
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Faculty Perceptions of Work-Life Balance: The Role of Marital/Relationship and Family Status
Denson, Nida; Szelényi, Katalin
Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, v83 n2 p261-278 Feb 2022
This study examined correlates of work-life balance perceptions for faculty from various marital/relationship and family statuses, using data from the multi-institutional survey of faculty from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) project at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Indicating lower work-life balance among single (rather than married/partnered) faculty, our findings call for colleges and universities to directly address the work-life struggles of single faculty members with and without children. Our findings also underscore the central importance of institutional support for making personal/family obligations and an academic career compatible for all faculty, supports that are correlated with better faculty work-life balance at the level of both individual faculty and the institution. In addition, we argue that institutional supports are particularly important for early-career faculty, who assessed their work-life balance consistently lower than faculty at higher ranks.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Family Work Relationship, Correlation, Higher Education, Marital Status, Children, Parents
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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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