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ERIC Number: EJ1432946
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0161-827X
EISSN: EISSN-2470-9220
Re-Imagining Live-In Staff Experiences in Creating Work/Life Boundaries and Confronting the Urgency Demands of Their Positions
Emily Braught; Cassie Govert; Harrianna Thompson
Journal of College and University Student Housing, v50 n3 p42-55 2024
Staff members in live-in positions often find themselves faced with a difficult choice: Leave their roles in search of a job that offers a better work/life balance or stay and hope their department is invested in making the changes necessary to support their staff. Live-in staff are in a unique position because the challenges they face in establishing work/life boundaries and confronting a constant sense of urgency permeate their jobs and are exacerbated by living where they work. Entry-level staff, often the ones who fill live-in roles, are the professionals who leave the field of student affairs at the greatest rate. How can residence life leaders make entry-level live-in roles feel more sustainable for their staff? In this study, researchers center the perspectives of seven live-in staff who attempt to re-imagine their roles. Findings show that there are greater organizational challenges related to a work culture characterized by a sense of urgency and lack of reflection. Participants' ideas for re-imagining the role are framed using a liberatory consciousness framework. [Discussion questions prepared by Ramon Izquierdo.]
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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