Strategies to Attain Faculty Work-Life Balance
| Autor: | Carol Kottwitz, Jane Tiedt, Jeffery L. Ramirez, Joan M. Owens |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Medical education Modalities Mindfulness Higher education business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine media_common.quotation_subject Work–life balance faculty workload lcsh:RA1-1270 Forestry Burnout work-life balance faculty satisfaction Balance (accounting) Materials Chemistry Media Technology Cognitive dissonance Psychological resilience business Psychology resilience media_common |
| Zdroj: | Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 58-73 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2573-7643 |
| DOI: | 10.18061/bhac.v2i2.6544 |
| Popis: | Background: Achieving work-life balance can be a challenge for academic faculty members. The multifaceted demands and expectations of the role can affect faculty satisfaction and the ability to attain work-life balance. The ever-changing trends in higher education, including technology and online education modalities provide additional factors that can inhibit faculty satisfaction and work-life balance.Aims: This paper explores barriers to achieving work-life balance such as cognitive dissonance, emotional dissonance and burnout. Understanding barriers is essential to developing strategies to promote work-life balance.Methods: An integrated review of the literature on life balance of academic faculty in all disciplines using multiple online databases.Conclusion: Strategies, organized around mentoring and self-care, include promoting physical health, connecting socially, and practicing mindfulness as a cognitive approach can help counteract work-place stressors and help in achieving work-life balance. |
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