The Agricultural Teacher's Struggle for Balance between Career and Family

Autor/inn/en	Murray, Kathryn; Flowers, Jim; Croom, Barry; Wilson, Beth
Titel	The Agricultural Teacher's Struggle for Balance between Career and Family
Quelle	In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 52 (2011) 2, S.107-117 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-0541
DOI	10.5032/jae.2011.02107
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Family Work Relationship; Graduates; Working Hours; Gender Differences; Teacher Shortage; Sex Role; Housework; Child Care; Agriculture; Teacher Attitudes; Questionnaires; Secondary School Teachers; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Hours of work; Arbeitszeit; Geschlechterkonflikt; Lehrermangel; Geschlechterrolle; Hausarbeit; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Lehrerverhalten; Fragebogen
Abstract	Research has shown that agricultural education graduates are hesitant to enter the profession and seemingly quick to leave, often citing long work hours as a main contributing factor. As the shortage of agricultural teachers continues, there is concern over the balance of career and family and its effect on the profession. The purpose of this study was to examine the issue of career and family balance for Georgia agricultural teachers by gender. It was determined that Georgia agricultural teachers were working an average of 57 hours per week and 39 days per summer, with both genders being similar in the amount of time spent on the job. Teachers carried out traditional gender roles in family responsibilities, with females handling the majority of the housework and childcare and males handling the majority of farm and yard work. One third of respondents reported that it was always difficult or impossible to balance career and family. (Contains 1 figure and 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10