Mahir Jibril Ahmed
Emotional labor: the elusive aspect of workplace exploitation
Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs Free Articles
Mom's Hierarchy of Needs Free Articles Author: Leslie Forde Purpose: To facilitate critical thinking and class discussion about how family and non-family concerns are managed in the workplace Steps: Preparation (Before Class): Visit Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs and read at least one article related to working parents, self-care, or workplace flexibility. Reflect on how the [Read More...]
Childcare in Québec, Featuring Dr. Sophie Mathieu
Activity Description: Author: Sophie Mathieu Activity Link: https://rcwproject.ca/resource/childcare-in-quebec-video-learning/ Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to explore and critically analyze Québec’s childcare model as a case study in Canadian family policy. By engaging with Dr. Sophie Mathieu’s video and the accompanying academic sources, students will examine how Québec’s affordable childcare program supports families, promotes gender [Read More...]
Melissa Milkie – Making “Quality Time” – for Kids and Their Parents
“Time is our most important resource,” says time-use researcher Melissa Milkie. “Once it’s spent, we can’t get it back. EVER!" Competition for this finite resource—our time—is intense—especially for those who are both parents and in the workforce. Technology enables some people to work anytime, any place, and many of us do, though a recent study [Read More...]
Jarrod Haar – Studying Work Loneliness Across Time
Here are three important reasons to watch Jarrod Haar’s Big Ideas Talk on “Studying Work Loneliness Over Time.” First, it demonstrates the difference between feeling exhausted and being burned out. As Jarrod Haar says, “At the end of the day, if you’re tired, that’s just work.” Burnout includes cognitive and emotional impairment. And burnout has been going [Read More...]
Kim French – Three Lies We Tell Ourselves About Work-Family Conflict
We all experience feeling pulled by the demands and responsibilities at work and at home — work-family conflict — and those demands can feel overwhelming and unsolvable. Kim French of Colorado State University brings new insights and helpful solutions to this age-old dilemma. She says, "What I've learned in doing work-family conflict research and in [Read More...]
Ellen Galinsky – Skills for Success in School, Work and Life
This video of Ellen Galinsky "Skills for Success in School, Work and Life" was created at the 2024 Work and Family Researchers Network Conference June 20, 2024 in Montreal Canada. Ellen Galinsky is the President of Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the elected President of the Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN). She also [Read More...]
Sending children to camp: An analysis of decision‐making by family income.
Objectives: This study sought to (a) identify the factors most salient toparents when sending their child to summer camp, (b) examine family members'roles in the camp decision‐making process, and (c) compare both by income andother family contextual factors in a sample of parents with a child whoenrolled and participated in a summer camp experience. Methods: [Read More...]
Associations between childhood family‐based nature activities and family relationship quality in emerging adulthood.
Objective: To explore changes in family‐based nature activities (FBNA)across five developmental stages and investigate whether frequency and typeof FBNA across the early life course is associated with greater familyrelationship quality in emerging adulthood. Method: Retrospective survey datawas collected from 451 undergraduate students who primarily identified asAsian American (44.9%) and Latinx (42.7%). Results: Multilevel models showedthat [Read More...]
Influence of family factors on service members’ decisions to leave the military.
Background: Service member retention is a crucial aspect in maintainingand advancing the U.S. military and its mission. To increase retention, it isimportant to understand why active duty personnel voluntarily leave whilethey are still highly qualified. For married service members, spouses likelyinfluence the decision to stay or leave military service. Objective: Thecurrent study used data from [Read More...]