Faculty writing groups: a support for women balancing family and career on the academic tightrope

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dc.contributor.authorPenney, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorYoung, Gabrielle
dc.contributor.authorBadenhorst, Cecile
dc.contributor.authorGoodnough, Karen
dc.contributor.authorHesson, J.
dc.contributor.authorJoy, Rhonda
dc.contributor.authorMcLeod, Heather
dc.contributor.authorPickett, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorStordy, Mary
dc.contributor.authorVaandering, Dorothy
dc.contributor.authorPelech, Sharon
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-31T21:28:06Z
dc.date.available2019-05-31T21:28:06Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canada license (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5 CA) appliesen_US
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative research project explored the experiences of women who juggle the demands of family or parenthood while engaging in academic careers at a faculty of education. The researcher-participants consisted of 11 women; 9 women provided a written narrative, and all women participated in the data analysis. The data consisted of the personal, reflective narratives of 9 women who participated in a faculty writing group. Analysis of narratives uncovered 5 themes common to the researchers and participants in this study: genderspecific experiences surrounding parenting, second-career academics, pressure surrounding academic work, human costs, and commitment to work and family. Implications of the findings are discussed with particular emphasis on how a faculty writing group framed by a relational model of interaction can be used to support untenured faculty who experience difficulty balancing the demands of family and academia.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationPenney, S., Young, G., Badenhorst, C., Goodnough, K., Hesson, J., Joy, R.,...Pelech, S. (2015). Faculty writing groups: A support for women balancing family and career on the academic tightrope. Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 45(4), 457-479.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5382
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherCanadian Society for the Study of Higher Educationen_US
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionMemorial Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectFaculty writing groupsen_US
dc.subjectUntenured faculty
dc.subjectAcademic women
dc.subjectFemale faculty
dc.subjectWomen in academia
dc.subject.lcshWork-life balance
dc.subject.lcshWork and family
dc.subject.lcshWorking mothers
dc.subject.lcshMothers--Employment
dc.subject.lcshWomen college teachers
dc.titleFaculty writing groups: a support for women balancing family and career on the academic tightropeen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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