| Description |
vi, 236 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: Perspectives on Stress and Work -- Faculty Time Stress: Correlates Within and Across Academic Disciplines -- A Life Beyond Work? Job Demands, Work-Life Balance and Wellbeing in UK Academics -- The relationship Between Academic Life Conditions and Perceived Sources of Faculty Stress over Time -- New Faculty on the Block: Issues of Stress and Support -- New Faculty Members' Perceptions of the Academic Work Life -- Reducing Stress for New Faculty at Church-Related Colleges and Universities -- Gender Differences in the Causes of Work and Family Strain Among Academic Faculty --Are Women Faculty Just 'Worrywarts?' Accounting for Gender Differences in Self-Reported Stress -- Gender-Related Work Stressors in Tertiary Education -- Conclusion: Is Stress Likely to Abate for Faculty? |
| Summary |
"Contrary to popular opinion, college and university faculty often experience a greater amount of stress than professionals in many other occupations. Faculty Stress takes a comprehensive look at faculty stress, its causes, and its consequences. This unique book explores the wide range of factors associated with work-related stress, the sources and perceptions of stress in differing academic environments, and the importance of gender factors in understanding and dealing with work stress in academia. Respected authorities discuss quantitative and qualitative research, case studies, and provide helpful policy recommendations." |
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"As higher education rapidly changes, the importance of understanding and effectively dealing with the stress that faculty endures increases. Faculty Stress explores in detail how change affects work and personal lives of faculty. This revealing book is crucial for current faculty and administrators who want to understand and effectively deal with stress, as well as future faculty who need to know how to better prepare for the rigors of their college and university academic profession." "This book is a valuable resource for faculty, higher education administrators, graduate students who intend to become faculty, librarians, higher education scholars, and scholars who study work and occupations."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
"Faculty stress has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of human behavior in the social environment, volume 17, numbers 1/2 2008." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
College teachers -- Job stress.
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College teaching -- Psychological aspects.
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| Author |
Buckholdt, David R.
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Miller, Gale.
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| LC no. |
2007047014 |
| ISBN |
9780789038364 hardcover : cover |
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9780789038371 soft cover |
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