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The Perceived Impact of Parenthood on Faculty Career Trajectory

Winters, Della J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1307109468

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2011, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Sociology (Arts and Sciences).
This research explored the perceived career impact of parenthood status of faculty members. Utilizing survey methods, the project assesses the participant reported timing decisions of when to have children, work-home balance, and department and university cultures. Statistical analyses were used to analyze the collected survey data. The findings of this project support previous findings in the literature regarding the influence of academic career milestones on female faculty members’ decisions regarding when to introduce children into the home. The level of work-home balance after the introduction of children focuses on the level of career commitment experienced by both male and female faculty members after becoming parents. The findings expand the current literature by examining the overall implications of parenthood on career trajectory. Finally, the role of departmental and university cultures in the career trajectories of faculty members addresses the perceptions of the implications of becoming parents within departmental and university-wide academic structures.
Christine Mattley, PhD (Committee Chair)
Debra Henderson, PhD (Committee Member)
Cynthia Anderson, PhD (Committee Member)
68 p.
Sociology
Family; Work; Academia; Parenthood; Motherhood; Fatherhood

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  • Winters, D. J. (2011). The Perceived Impact of Parenthood on Faculty Career Trajectory [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1307109468

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Winters, Della. The Perceived Impact of Parenthood on Faculty Career Trajectory. 2011. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1307109468.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Winters, Della. "The Perceived Impact of Parenthood on Faculty Career Trajectory." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1307109468

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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