A Midlife Crisis Hits College Campuses

Autor/in	Selingo, Jeffrey J.
Titel	A Midlife Crisis Hits College Campuses
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 54 (2008) 45, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; School Surveys; Industrial Psychology; Quality of Working Life; Employee Attitudes; Career Development; Job Satisfaction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Betriebspsychologie; Industriepsychologie; Arbeitsqualität; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Berufsentwicklung; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit
Abstract	With baby boomers on college campuses nationwide getting ready to retire, those next in line--professors, administrators, and staff members in the middle of their careers--feel somewhat dispirited. They are more likely than anyone else on their campuses to harbor negative feelings about their jobs, career advancement, and the fairness of the workplace, according to a survey conducted by "The Chronicle." The findings come from more than 15,000 survey respondents at 89 colleges across the country that participated in "The Chronicle's" first-ever Great Colleges to Work For program, which recognizes institutions that have created exceptional work environments. The results show that, in general, academics are most upbeat at the beginning and at the end of their careers. Those who have been in their roles for less than two years gave some of the highest marks to their institutions' career-development programs. The most-satisfied group of campus employees by age was composed of those 65 and older. Over all, the results paint a positive picture of today's academic workplace: 71% of faculty members give high marks to collaborative governance on their campuses; 68% of tenured professors agree their colleges support a strong teaching environment; a nearly equal percentage of male employees (82%) and female employees (83%) say their institutions provide resources for work-life balance; and both groups are similarly satisfied with their jobs as a whole (86% for men and 88% for women). But at one point over the course of a career, the positive outlook darkens a bit. When employees hit their late 40s or after eight years in a campus job (just after many faculty members have come up for tenure) workers reach their lowest levels of satisfaction on several measures, including career development, fairness, and job satisfaction. Differences also appear when comparing public and private colleges, with private institutions outperforming public counterparts in areas of confidence in leadership, research and scholarship opportunities, and teaching environments. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10