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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459580403321

Autore

Sallee Margaret <1977->

Titolo

Faculty fathers : toward a new ideal in the research university / / Margaret W. Sallee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, New York : , : SUNY Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4384-5391-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

378.121

Soggetti

College teachers - United States - Leaves of absence

College teachers - Family relationships - United States

Male teachers - United States - Leaves of absence

Male teachers - Family relationships - United States

Parental leave - United States

Sex differences in education - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. Introduction""; ""Navigating Parenthood at the Research University""; ""The Ideal Worker in the Gendered University""; ""The Gendered University""; ""Work/Life Issues and the Faculty Career""; ""Accommodating Family Demands at the Research University""; ""Tenure-Clock Extension""; ""Pregnancy Leave, Childbearing Leave, and Parental Leave""; ""Release from Teaching Duties (Active Service/Modified Duties)""; ""Part-Time Tenure Track""; ""Backup Childcare""; ""Miscellaneous Institutional Programs""; ""Methodology""; ""Campus Profiles""

""A Snapshot of the Fathers""""Methods of Data Collection""; ""Organization of the Book""; ""2. Conflicting Roles: The Ideal Worker or the Ideal Father?""; ""The Faculty Career Is Ideal for Parenting?""; ""The Ideal Faculty Member Is the Ideal Worker""; ""The Ideal Worker as Breadwinner, not Caregiver""; ""Mothers versus Fathers: Biological and Socially-Constructed Differences""; ""Contrasting Opinions over Policy



Use""; ""Career and Identity Consequences for Policy Use""; ""Conclusion""; ""3. Family-Friendly or Father-Friendly: Institutional Culture and the Ideal Worker""

""Elements of Organizations that Shape Men�s Ability to Balance Work and Family""""Existence of Formal Policies""; ""History of Policy Use""; ""Managerial Support""; ""Coworker Support""; ""Eastern University: Neither Father-Friendly nor Mother-Friendly""; ""Location""; ""Policies and Programs""; ""Central Administration""; ""Department-Level Support""; ""Southern University: Family-Friendly or Mommy-Friendly?""; ""Location""; ""Policies and Programs""; ""Central Administration""; ""Department-Level Support""; ""Western University: Working Toward a Father-Friendly Culture""; ""Location""

""Policies and Programs""""Central Administration""; ""Department-Level Support""; ""Midwestern University: Family-Friendly Policies, Father-Friendly Departments""; ""Location""; ""Programs and Policies""; ""Central Administration""; ""Department-Level Support""; ""Conclusion""; ""Location""; ""Existence of Policies""; ""History of Policy Use""; ""Support from Administration, Deans, and Chairs""; ""Support from Colleagues""; ""4. Disciplinary Culture and the Ideal Worker""; ""Structure of Work""; ""People in the Discipline""; ""Humanities and Social Sciences""; ""Structure of Work""

""People in the Discipline""""Sciences and Engineering""; ""Structure of Work""; ""People in the Discipline""; ""Professional Schools""; ""Structure of Work""; ""People in the Discipline""; ""Conclusion""; ""Structure of Work""; ""People in the Discipline""; ""5. How Family Life Affects Faculty Life""; ""Defining Productivity""; ""Hours Worked""; ""Fatherhood Leads to Increased Productivity and Efficiency""; ""Fatherhood Leads to Decreased Productivity and Scholarly Engagement""; ""Intellectual Attention and Scholarly Work""; ""Conclusion""; ""6. The Ideal Worker Inside or Outside the Home?""

""Shifting or Reinscribing Gender Norms?""