using the sloan work and family research network to teach work and family studies
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This presentation describes how to use the resources of the Sloan Work and Family Research Network to teach work and family classes. It highlights the resources that are most useful to the academic community.TRANSCRIPT
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Integrating the Sloan Work and Family Research Network in Research, Teaching and
Practice
Judi CaseyBoston College
Stephen SweetIthaca College
3rd International Community, Work and Family ConferenceUtrecht Netherlands
April 16, 20091:45-3:15pm
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About the Sloan Network
The Alfred P. Sloan Work and Family Research Network is the premier online destination for information about work and family.
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Introductions
• How would you best describe the focus of your work?– Researcher– Teacher– Workplace practitioner– Policy maker– Advocate– Counselor– Other?
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Practice: What types of work-family information are you looking for?
• Locating experts or leaders?• Finding research data?• Documenting best practices?• Establishing a business case?• Following coverage in the media and popular press?• Tracking legislation or advocacy efforts?• Other?
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Research and Teaching: What resources could facilitate your work?
• What types of information could facilitate your efforts as a researcher?
• In what types of courses, do you integrate work and family topics?
• What types of readings do you assign?• In what types of classroom activities do you
engage?
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Programming, Curricular and Pedagogical Challenges
• Breadth and Scope of Area of Study– Diversities of families, workers, and
workplaces– Multi-disciplinary perspectives– Wide-ranging methodologies– Vistas of policy initiatives
• Complexity– Linkages between institutions,
history, and policy– Global comparative concerns
• Students’ Limited “Real Life” Experience
– Of family and work roles, demands, resources, and constraints
What Departments Teach Work-Family Content
0 10 20 30 40 50
Sociology
HD & FS
Women Studies
Psychology
Social Work
Anthropology
Econ/Bus.
Legal Studies
History
HR/LR
Nursing
Politics
Component Course
Sweet, Stephen, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Joshua Mumm, and Judi Casey. 2008. “Teaching Work and Family to Undergraduate Students: Catalyzing Pedagogical, Curricular, and Programmatic Innovations.” Teaching Sociology 36: 58-65
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Curriculum Task Force of the Sloan Network
• Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes Boston College
• Ellen Ernst KossekMichigan State University
• Carrie LeanaUniversity of Pittsburgh
• Shelley MacDermidPurdue University
• Patricia RaskinTeachers College at Columbia University
• Mary SecretVirginia Commonwealth University
• Stephen SweetIthaca College
• Christopher MoretFordham University
• Susan LambertUniversity of Chicago
• Lonnie GoldenPenn State, Abington
• Stephen SweetIthaca College
• Margaret UsdanskySyracuse University
2005-2007 2007-2009
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Using the Sloan Network to Access Scholarly Research, Statistics, and Detailed
Summaries
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Orienting Work-Family Inquiry: The Work and Family Encyclopedia
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Quick Access to Facts
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Blazing Paths: A Source of Comprehensive Understanding
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Helping Students Frame Their Research and Analyses
Margaret Usdansky uses Topics Pages and the Literature Database to guide student projects.
From Margaret’s syllabus…..
Assignment 1, Identifying and Defining Your Topic and Main Argument: The Topics Pages on the Sloan Work-Family site are a useful source for selecting a topic and formulating a main argument. Take a look at the site before you begin. You are not limited to the topics identified by Sloan but are free to draw on them. To begin, peruse the Topics Pages or other sections of the Sloan web site to come up with ideas for your paper topic. Once you’ve identified a likely topic, search the Sloan data base or other data bases discussed in class to identify two scholarly empirical articles relevant to your topic. Avoid topics for which you have trouble identifying relevant empirical articles as you will ultimately need 10 articles for the completed paper……
Margaret Usdansky (Syracuse University)
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A Portal to Work-Family Research: The Literature Database
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A Resource for Instruction and Course Design: Syllabi
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A Resource for Class Activities
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A Resource for Course Components: Work and Family Modules
1. Overview of Work-Family Issues in the United States
2. Work-Life Issues in the Workplace
3. Work-Family Policy in the United States
4. Surveying the “Best of the Best:” A Seminar Based on Research Articles Nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Work-Family Research
5. Engaging Students in the Sloan Work and Family Research Network
Modules currently available: Modules in development:
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Module: Overview of Work and Family in the United States
Class 1: Fundamental concepts in work and family
Class 2: Historical overview of work-family: Changes from pre-industrial to industrial arrangements
Key Concepts • Definitions of families• Diversity of employment and family
contexts• Institutional interfaces, spillover,
crossover, conflict, and enhancement
• Multidisciplinary perspectives
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Module: Surveying the “Best of the Best”
A Seminar Based on Research Articles Nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Work-Family Research
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Using the Sloan Network to Locate Experts and Establish the “Business Case” for Family
Responsive Policies
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Who’s Who in Work and Family
Should you be listed among the “who’s who” of work-family leaders? Contact: Judi Casey, [email protected]
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A Link To Social Networks
• Sloan Network LinkedIn Group:http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1271477&trk=anet_ug_hm
• Sloan Network Facebook Group:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sloan-Work-and-Family-Research-Network/21749107883
• Twitter:http://twitter.com/SloanNetwork
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A Means to Locate Organizational Best Practices and Case Studies
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Establishing the Business Case with Students
Susan Lambert assigns her students to engage in field work, interview workers, and link their analyses to the Workplace Flexibility Case Studies available on the Sloan Network
Susan Lambert (University of Chicago)
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Family-Friendly Employers
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Using the Sloan Network to Access U.S. State-level Public Policy and Legislation
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A Source For U.S. State-level Public Policy Information
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Using the Sloan Network to Stay Updated on Work-Family News and Events
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News and Upcoming Events
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The Work and Family Blog
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Becoming Part of the Sloan Network Community
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Opportunities to Contribute to the Sloan Work and Family Research Network
• Compose - entries for the Work and Family Encyclopedia
• Submit - syllabi for Teaching Resources• Share - teaching activities and class exercises• Become - a work-family leader in the Who’s Who
database• Guest Blog - share your thoughts about a particular
work-family issue
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Contact Us
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