The Research Pendulum: Multiple Roles and Responsibilities as a Researcher

2013 ◽  
pp. 18-34
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities

Young Middle-Class Women, Consumption and Fitness in Contemporary India: ‘To Tackle All That is Thrown Her Way’

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-126
Author(s):  
Callie Batts Maddox
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Female Body ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Indian Woman ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The Right ◽  
Working Out

This article examines the intersections of fitness, consumption, the middle class and the female body in contemporary India. Having grown up exposed to and interacting with global markets, brands and commodities, young middle-class Indian women seek to engage in cultural practices that distinguish them as members of an upwardly mobile class of urban professionals. For many young women, working out at a gym or fitness centre has become an important performative act that signifies ability to successfully navigate the globalised and cosmopolitan worlds. Drawing mainly from ethnographic fieldwork, the article suggests that the fit, young, middle-class body has become the ‘right’ female body in contemporary India and functions to reinforce a privileged social location. It underpins moralities of self-care and marks the rise of the global Indian woman prepared to tackle multiple roles and responsibilities.

scholarly journals GRANDPARENTS CARING FOR GRANDCHILDREN: HOW AGE AND AGING IMPACT PROVISION OF CHILDCARE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S723-S723
Author(s):  
MaryBeth A Apriceno ◽  
Stacey B Scott ◽  
Sheri Levy
Keyword(s):  
Study Data ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Older Adulthood ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Spare Time ◽  
Wave Range ◽  
Dual Income ◽  
Economic Need

Abstract The economic need for dual-income households has contributed to more grandparents providing childcare for their grandchildren. Research on these grandparents has examined their life satisfaction, health, and spare time. Little work to date has examined how cross-sectional differences in grandparents’ age may contribute to when they begin providing childcare or how their increasing age while caregiving influences when they reduce or stop providing childcare. Using Health and Retirement Study data, we identified 5.38% of participants (N=516) who reported providing at least one hour of childcare for their grandchildren per wave (range=1-9,996) between 2004 and 2014. The resulting sample ranged from 44-88 years of age (M=59.78, SD=7.75) when they first reported providing childcare; 48.8% were retired during the study period. Using multilevel modeling, we tested age and retirement as predictors of individual differences in initial amount of childcare (intercept) and change in childcare (slope). Cross-sectionally, no significant differences in childcare hours were observed based on the age at which grandparents began caregiving or retirement status. Longitudinally, however, as grandparents got older during the study, hours of childcare decreased by 48 hours per year (B=-48.368, t(1584)=-6.55, p<.0001) relative to when they starting providing childcare. These results suggest grandparent childcare providers represent an age diverse group managing multiple roles and responsibilities who continue caregiving well into older adulthood. Future research on grandparents who provide childcare for their grandchildren should observe these individuals over time to better understand how aging impacts provision of care and to examine how aging may moderate previous cross-sectional findings.

Five Critical Domains of Effective Leadership in Higher Education Administration

2022 ◽  
pp. 90-113
Author(s):  
Deirdre M. Conway
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Education Administration ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Leadership In Higher Education ◽  
Education Today

Higher education today consists of a complex myriad of varying levels with individuals tasked to perform multiple roles and responsibilities. Faculty and staff find themselves tasked with multiple responsibilities and fewer resources. Many who embark on the journey of becoming academic administrators and leaders in higher education often do so based on their technical expertise and successes as a faculty member within the institution. Few organizations prepare faculty to step into leadership roles with the appropriate training. One area which often lacks training is in the area of individual leadership capabilities and connecting with others within the organization to accomplish a common goal. This chapter will provide insight into five critical domains necessary for individuals to focus on developing before entering into a leadership role within a higher education institution. Within each domain are central and core competencies which help to determine effectiveness in higher education leadership.

scholarly journals No Margin for Error: A Study of Two Women Balancing Motherhood and Ph.D. Studies

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Grenier ◽  
Morag Burke
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Conceptual Maps

This cogenerative ethnography explored the lived experiences of two graduate students balancing Ph.D. studies and motherhood through McClusky’s (1963) Theory of Margi n. Specifically, we asked ourselves: What impact does pregnancy have on personal and academic selves and how are multiple roles and responsibilities managed? Through an analysis of dialogues, artifacts, conceptual maps, and narratives, examples of internal and external lo ad revealed the dynamic nature of the female experiences in graduate school. Excerpts from the data showed how roles, relationships, and experiences are characterized and how similar or different those example s were, given individual context. Implications of this research for students, faculty, and higher education policy are explored.

scholarly journals Urban Kampung as a Space of Opportunities: Women’s Strategies to Make a Living in High-Density Informal Settlements

2018 ◽  
pp. 312-318
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Informal Settlements ◽  
High Density ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Spatial Strategies ◽  
Income Generating Activities ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Women who reside in high-density informal settlements contribute significantly to community livelihood, as proportionately they spend more time in the area than other members of their community. As they assume multiple roles and responsibilities, they rely on the flexibility of space in their dense settlement to complete their various tasks. This study focuses primarily on the spaces that enable women to earn income for the household without disregarding their domestic responsibilities and social needs. This study examines the relationship between human and space by observing homemakers in one of Jakarta’s densely populated informal settlements, KampungCikini. The methodology incorporated in-depth interviews and field observations of their living and income-generating spaces. The study concludes that for homemakers, a high-density settlement is not a confinement but as a space of opportunities, mainly economic. The women that participated in this study employ spatial strategies to incorporate income-generating activities with their domestic and social life. The study emphasises the relationship between women and their settlement, with the view to influence the future development of informal settlements more inclusive for the needs of women.

scholarly journals Community Health Officer Post – Potential Concerns

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 743-745
Author(s):  
Vishalkumar J Jani
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Role Ambiguity ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Health And Wellness ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Health Officer ◽  
Nurse Midwife ◽  
Auxiliary Nurse ◽  
Auxiliary Nurse Midwife

Under Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centre (HWC) initiative, a middle-level health provider post, named Community Health Officer (CHO), is envisioned to bridge the gap between the health system and community. This cadre has multiple roles and responsibilities that mirror what used to be done by the Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) at sub-center before conversion to HWC. Owing to educational and experience requirements of CHO, and existing other cadres at the sub-center, there may be some concerns related to role ambiguity, interpersonal issues, inter- and intra-cadre conflicts, and non-cooperation challenges.

Women Leadership: Advancing with or without his support.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-360
Author(s):  
APOSTOLIA MATZIOURI
Keyword(s):  
Women Leaders ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Personal Life ◽  
Greek Population ◽  
Forthcoming Article ◽  
Women Leadership ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Phd Thesis

The present paper is built on data collected from our PhD thesis which addressed the burning issue of Women Leadership and which took the form of a census in the region of Western Macedonia and Thrace, which consists 10,7% of the total Greek territory and 5,7% of the Greek population respectively. More specifically, the information provided here resulted from the investigation of one of the seven topics that constituted our questionnaire and by which we tried to figure out the personal life of women-leaders in the Greek educational system, how they manage/cope with their multiple roles and responsibilities, whether their spouses are supportive (and if so how) or competitive. As with all studies, there are areas that I have been unable to tackle. One such area is the multidimensional issue of maternity. The latter will be exposed analytically in a forthcoming article.

scholarly journals Using COVID-19 Narratives to Think Deeply About Physicians’ Conflicting Roles and Responsibilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Olivera ◽  
Richard Gunderman
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Literary Analysis ◽  
Healthcare Ethics ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
Potential Conflict ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Analysis Question ◽  
Communication Lines

Background: In recent decades, many physicians have abandoned the private practice model of medicine, electing instead to work as hospital employees. For the most part, hospitals and physician employees enjoy a synergistic relationship. In other cases, conflicts can arise between the two parties. This paper explores a subset of such conflicts, those which transpired within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.     Methods: We utilized the study of Narrative, a Medical Humanities discipline, as an analytical tool. First, we compiled narratives detailing disagreements between various clinicians and their respective employers’ COVID-19 response. Second, we employed literary analysis question prompts to explore the ethical implications of, and potential solutions to, such conflicts.      Results: Physicians, like all individuals, have multiple roles within society. In today’s healthcare landscape, many physicians concurrently assume the roles of caregiver and employee. The moral priorities, values, and obligations inherent to these two roles can sometimes be misaligned, creating ethical dilemmas for physicians and their employers.    Conclusion: Physicians must recognize that their primary professional responsibility is to patients. When the welfare or safety of patients appears to be at risk, physicians have a duty to advocate on their behalf. However, physicians and hospital administration alike must seek out synergies and minimize potential conflict. Good hospitals should have forums, communication lines, and organizational cultures that allow clinicians to openly voice concerns and feedback. Good physicians should voice dissenting opinions in a diplomatic, stepwise, and cooperative manner. If patient welfare remains at risk, other recourses are available, but teamwork and collaboration should be the initial focus.    Impact and Implications:   This discussion can help physicians think deeply about their different roles and responsibilities in society and how to ethically balance those roles. It can also inform various topics within healthcare ethics, including care transformation, resource allocation, organizational ethics, and patient advocacy.  

scholarly journals Foreign Working Women and Child-Rearing

2019 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Lauren Landsberry ◽  
Tenesha Kanai
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Familial Factors ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Professional Goals ◽  
Patriarchal Society

Most foreign women living and working in Japan, while raising multicultural children, may find it challenging to manage their roles as caregivers and cultural and linguistic transmitters while pursuing their professional goals. In a patriarchal society, where more old-fashioned expectations of women prevail, foreign working mothers must endeavor to navigate their way not only culturally and linguistically but also professionally. The aim of this study is to explore foreign working mothers’ efforts across their multiple roles in Japan. Data obtained via questionnaires consisting of qualitative and quantitative items from working foreign women practicing multicultural child-rearing were scrutinized and statistically analyzed to provide a rich understanding of the participants’ experiences. Findings outline the challenges they face in tending to their roles and responsibilities and the strategies they adopt to deal with the challenges experienced. The authors further canvass and discuss the societal and familial factors that have contributed to their journeys. 日本在住で仕事をしている多くの外国人女性は、キャリアを追求しつつ、多文化の子育てをするうえで、子育てと自らの文化および言語の伝達という役割を困難に感じているであろう。家父長制の社会においては、女性に対して、より保守的な考えが流布しており、仕事を持つ外国人女性は、文化的言語的観点からだけではなく職業的観点からも自身の進路を切り開く努力をしなければならない。この研究目的は、日本で子供を持つ外国人女性の多文化的役割への取り組みを調査することである。仕事を持つ外国人女性の多文化的子育てについての量的、質的質問項目から構成されたアンケートを用いてデータ取集を行い、データを精査し統計分析を行った。その結果、被験者の経験について深い理解に行き着いた。彼女達の役割や責任において直面した課題とその課題への対処法を、研究結果として概説する。彼女らの道程に寄与した社会的家族的要因についても、詳しく調査し議論する。

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